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Description: | A Post Medieval incomplete leather shoe dating to the 17th century. This shoe consists of the forepart and waist of the sole and insole and the vamp (front) of the upper. The shoe was fairly straight-sided narrowing to a squared, blunt toe. The upper is pleated at the toe to accommodate this square shape. The insole and upper were joined by a seam around the outer edge and the insole was then joined to a welt (a narrow strip of leather) which now only survives for the heel area. The heel portion of the upper, sole and insole is missing but the sole and insole indicate that it had a heel - this may have been made of stacked leather or wood. The stitching on the sole lay within a stitching channel which can still be seen on the outer surface of the worn sole. The inner surfaces of the sole and insole have the impressions of bracing where a leather thong was used to hold the pieces together during construction of the shoe.This is almost certainly a woman's shoe and is likely to have been a slip-on mule, as there is no sign of any side seams. The vamp throat is cut straight across the foot and has a small central slit. Dimensions: length: 188mm; width: 77mm; thickness: 42mm; weight: 68.63g.Report by Jackie Keily, Curator, Museum of London.
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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