Child's boot
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, metal and textile
Measurements
Each boot - 150 mm (length); 70 mm (width); 110 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657467
Summary
A pair of child's back leather boots. The boots are ankle high and made from black leather, which has become worn in places. The boots have six metal eyelets and are without laces. They have sturdy leather soles which are fixed with metal studs around the sole and heel. They have a small heel. The boots are fastened together by a piece of black string which is threaded through a small hole in the back of each boot. The boots are lined with a coarse cream fabric. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the sole on both shoes: [impressed into leather] '7241' On the sole of the left shoe: [handwritten in black ink] '2 [6] / 3/1'