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Collections

Child's Shoes1730s

Not on view
Pair of small child's shoes in crimson red fabric with allover gold floral embroidery, scalloped gold braid trim, crossed straps, and low stacked heels

Unknown, Child's Shoes, 1730s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Child's Shoes
Place Made
probably France
Date Made
1730s
Medium
Sik plain weave (taffeta) with silk and metallic-thread embroidery (needlepoint) and silk and metallic-thread passementerie
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (6.35 × 5.4 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.170a-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.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.