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Description: | Slap sole shoe in white leather with high heel, long square toe and latchets, which would have tied over the high tongue. Made between 1660 and 1670.
These shoes have an extended sole, which is not attached to the heel. This slaps against the heel, as the wearer walks along. The uppers were originally decorated with rows of braid, now missing. The stitch holes to sew this on can still be seen.
The shoes may have been presented to Lady Hereford by Charles II when he visited Christchurch Manor, Ipswich in 1668.
She must have liked wearing them as the soles show considerable wear. |
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Northampton Museum and Art Gallery |
Source: | Northampton Museums | Identifier: | http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scrip... | Go to resource |
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