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Presentation Riding BootsEarly 19th Century

Not on view
Pair of tall leather riding boots with black lower shafts and pointed toes, chestnut-brown cuffed tops with pull tabs, low flat heels
Pair of knee-high leather riding boots with black lower shafts and turned-down tan brown cuffs, fitted with wooden boot trees; low stacked heels and pointed square toes.
Black leather shoe photographed sole-up, decorated with nail-head studs forming a crowned royal monogram and floral spray on the insole, with the initials "B.L.A." at the toe.
Title
Presentation Riding Boots
Place Made
France
Date Made
Early 19th Century
Medium
Leather and silver nails
Dimensions
18 x 10 1/2 in. ( 45.72 x 26.67 cm) each
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.187a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.