DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Shoes

NameShoes

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madePest Co., Danube district, Hungary, Europe

MediumLeather, silk, brass, wood (heel), wool (laces)

DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (24 x 8 x 27 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Juana de Laban

Object numberFA.1955.16.46ab

Collections

Selections from the Museum's Textile Collection

DescriptionBlack leather heel, toe, opening, and top, black velvet body embroidered with small flowers, 2 tiny bells on each red heel. On top red leather cut outs with yellow stitching, tiny yellow cut outs around heel, green laces. Worn by married women, with almost any costume. Measurements are H x W x L at longest and highest points.