Child's Shoes

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Child's Shoes

probably France, 1730s
Costumes; Accessories
Sik plain weave (taffeta) with silk and metallic-thread embroidery (needlepoint) and silk and metallic-thread passementerie
2 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (6.35 × 5.4 × 12.07 cm)
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest (M.67.8.170a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward.  600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.