Gown for a baby
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Place of origin:
Saffron Walden, United Kingdom (made)
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Date:
1851 (made)
This extraordinary baby’s gown won third prize in the handknitting section of the Great Exhibition. It is important not only as a superb example of needlework skill, but also because the precise details of its making have survived.
Pair of bootees for a baby
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Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
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Date:
early 19th century (made)
The combination of elaborate decoration and expensive materials suggest that the boot was probably made for the child of a wealthy family.
lovely!
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
Britain, United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
ca. 1930 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Jack Jacobus Ltd (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gilded leather
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
Britain, United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
ca. 1925 (made)
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
England, Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1925 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
cute!
Pair of wedding shoes
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Place of origin:
England, Britain (made)
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Date:
1903 (made)
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Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
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Materials and Techniques:
silk satin
White satin was a popular choice for wedding shoes. Agnes Pattisson chose a pair with intricately shaped bows for her marriage to the artist and V&A curator Martin Hardie in 1903.
Pair of boots
- Place of origin:
London, England (made)
- Date:
1890-1900 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Thomas of St. James’ Street (maker)
Design & Designing
The most popular styles were the button boot, front-laced boot and elastic-sided boot. Side-buttoned boots were fashionable from the 1830s and were gradually adopted by women. Boots were often named after famous places or people. The front-laced boots called Balmorals, for example, were named after Queen Victoria’s Scottish estate.
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
Britain, United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
ca. 1928 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
This pair of ladies’ shoes dates to about 1928. They are made of natural snake skin, lined with light tan leather and canvas, and have a white metal buckle, high-heels and an ankle strap.
Pair of shoes
- Place of origin:
Monaco (made)
- Date:
1925 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
A. Rambaldi (maker)
