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Description: | A medieval (late 18th century) shoe found during renovation work in the service wing of Aldham Hall. The shoe was found with a witch-bottle (ESSA06743) and is believed to be associated with witch-craft. The shoe is made of hobnailed brown leather with buckle straps, but with the buckle now missing, a low stacked heel and characteristic pointed toe. It measures 270mm long and therefore was worn by an adult. The shoe (plus the witch-bottle) appears to have been placed within a void between two internal walls, behind a chimneybreast. An old shoe was commonly believed in the 17th and 18th centuries to have magical powers, which could be used to protect a building from harm. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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