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Description: | Leather sole from a childs shoe of 16th to 17th century date. The sole is symmetrical but slight distortions may suggest it was worn on the right foot. It has a rounded pointed toe, widens for the ball of the foot (to 55.3mm )then narrows for the instep (44.5mm) before slightly widening for the square backed heel (51.9mm). It is bent down at right angles and then across to provide space for a wooden black heel. There are sewing holes around the entire edge which are irregular distances from the edge, the ones at the heel are closer in than those on the toes. Around the instep the leather is thicker (4.8mm compared to 1.9mm at the toe and 1.7mm at the heel); the sewing holes in this area have been joined together by a groove on the lower side so the stitches remain a similar thickness. There is one large pointed oval hole in the heel, possibly from a larger nail to secure the heel. There are irregularly spaced grooves gouged into the upper side, the purpose of which are unclear. It is 145.3mm long and weighs 19.44 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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