Boot tree
F. G. Buhl
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
365 x 290 mm
Place of origin
Burlington Archade
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609833.2.2
Summary
One of a pair of wooden boot trees, in three sections, with hinged foot, original to the pair of black leather Wellington boots for which they were made by F. G. Buhl, Boot Maker, 58-59 Burlington Arcade, London, circa 1900. 'Lord Berwick' is engraved on metal on the top of the shoe trees.
Provenance
8th Lord Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Lord Berwick (engraved on metal top to shoe trees)
Makers and roles
F. G. Buhl, shoemaker