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Laced ankle shoe for an infant
Unknownc.1820
London College of Fashion
London, United Kingdom
This laced ankle shoe was designed to be worn by an infant and is a part of a pair. It weighs just 0.20kg and is only 4cm wide. While the shoe is extremely soft and light, the lacing would have provided the foot with a protective layer and supportive structure. The shoe is made of leather and lined with linen, and dates from around 1820.
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Details
- Title: Laced ankle shoe for an infant
- Creator: Unknown
- Fashion House: Cordwainer College
- Date Created: c.1820
- Location Created: Cordwainer College, London, United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: L: 10.5cm H: 3.5cm W: 4cm
- Provenance: This object is a part of the Cordwainer College Collection held in the London College of Fashion’s Archives. The collection contains over 600 items of footwear, all of which were collected as teaching and learning aids over the life time of the Cordwainers College. The Collection covers the period from c1670 to 1990s. It consists of Western male and female footwear, examples of non-Western footwear, juvenile and orthopaedic pieces, and includes prototype, prize and exhibition footwear, lasts and tools. A number of pieces are unfinished or cut to show technical details, or show alterations or repairs.
- Type: Shoe
- Photographer: Hanna Puskarz
- Rights: LCF
- Medium: Leather and linen
- Collection: LCF archives
- Bibliographic references: Cordwainer College Archives, LCF Archives
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