boot(a pair) BM-As1989-09.1.a-f

Period:Unknown Production date:20thC
Materials:wool, cotton, synthetic, metal,
Technique:woven, embroidered, couched,

Dimensions:Height: 43 centimetres (a – b) Length: 26 centimetres (a – b) Length: 120 centimetres (c – f) Width: 10 centimetres (a – b) Width: 5 centimetres (c – f)

Description:
A pair of man’s boots; knee-length, deep sole. Made of wool woven cloth; red on instep, green at ankle and black on leg. Machine floral embroidery using polychrome cotton yarns (with synthetic) and couched gold-coloured metal-wrapped thread worked centre front. Unlined. Deep vent centre back. Unworn.
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