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Round spur for riding boots
Unknown1880s-1900
London College of Fashion
London, United Kingdom
As well as including examples of both men’s and women’s footwear, the Cordwainer College Collection holds tools, prototypes and accessories relating to shoes. This includes a number of spurs. This example is from the late 19thcentury and is made of bronze. This round spur would have been attached to the back of a boot, possibly for military wear. The wearer would have used it to direct the horse they were riding.
Details
- Title: Round spur for riding boots
- Creator: Unknown
- Fashion House: Cordwainer College
- Date Created: 1880s-1900
- Location Created: Cordwainer College, London, United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: L: 9cm H: 3.5cm W: 7.5cm
- 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: Bronze
- Collection: LCF archives
- Bibliographic references: Cordwainer College Archives, LCF Archives
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