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Pair of Woman's Shoescirca 1785

Not on view
Pair of antique cream silk shoes with sharply pointed toes, low covered heels, and woven textile uppers with a subtle dash pattern, one upright and one on its side

Unknown, Pair of Woman's Shoes, circa 1785, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Pair of Woman's Shoes
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1785
Medium
Silk twill with metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning and leather
Dimensions
Length (Length): 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) 4 × 3 in. (10.16 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.130a-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.