Child's boot
R. Hefford of Derby
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1860
Materials
Leather and textiles
Measurements
200 mm (length); 55 mm (width); 125 mm (height)
Place of origin
Derby
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657457
Summary
A pair of child's leather boots. The boots are made from black and blue-green leather with white stitching. The toe and the area around the eyelets is black and the rest blue-green The black leather is trimmed at the edges with white lopped stitching and the toe also has a pointed sweep of looped stitches. The eyelets are yellow coloured metal and the boot has the remains of blue-green silk laces with tassels at the ends. The soles are made from leather and the small heel is of an inwards shaped design. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
R. Hefford of Derby, maker