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Women's Boots with Red Laces

Unknownca. 1900

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Boots were increasingly becoming the suitable footwear for women’s costumes. These high, skin-tight boots have a short front sheet and rounded toe. The high, strong line of the heel strengthens the erotic effect of the decorative red lacing. An ornamental seam emphasizes the elegant swing of the laterally raised toecap and heel reinforcements. The booth ends in a front upswing.

Details

  • Title: Women's Boots with Red Laces
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date: ca. 1900
  • Stylistic point of origin: England
  • Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
  • Provenance: 2003 Kamer/Ruf collection; 1992 Christie’s, London, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
  • Physical Dimensions: h43 x d23 cm
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
  • Heel: 10 cm
  • Type: Shoes
  • External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
  • Medium: White leather, braided red cotton ribbon; lining: cream coloured leather, plain weave cream coloured cotton cream

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