boot(a pair) BM-As1933-0508.82.a-b

Period:Unknown Production date:20thC (early?)
Materials:leather, wool, metal,
Technique:brocaded, twill weave,

Dimensions:Height: 44 centimetres (a & b) Length: 26 centimetres (a & b) Width: 11 centimetres (a & b)

Description:
A pair of man’s (?) boots; upturned toe, hand stitched. Sole and foot made from single piece of cream leather. Leg made from two tones of red leather; vent centre back top. Vertical strip of brocaded cloth inset lower centre front (with silver-coloured – tarnished – metal-wrapped thread). Upper front inset with red/brown twill wool cloth. Boots lined with mid-brown twill wool cloth.
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