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Pair of shoes

Title	Pair of shoes
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1500
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	856-1903
Record ID	856-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1500
Notes	A pair of flat, brown leather, child's shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD1500-1800 (possibly). Made with the turned technique. Acquired from D.B. Myers. Coptic footwear was primarily made with leather, often using the turned technique, to produce a slipper or shoe with a straight sole. Slippers often included a rand at the vamp and a fibre padded sole sewn together with prominent stitching or insole tab. They show variation in the form and height of the instep. Shoes were generally slip-ons and also show variation in the form and height of the instep. Footwear was highly decorated in geometric and floral designs. Often a variety of techniques were used in combination, with the most popular being dyeing, gilding, openwork and appliquÃ©.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tanned leather Leather Tanning
Parçalar	Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama	A pair of flat, brown leather, childâs shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD1500-1800 (possibly). Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight Upper: Two pieces. No backseam. Quarters are a separate piece, sewn to vamp at waist with decorative floral shaped knop of leather. Strip of leather circles as topband and knop. Heel ends in a point where the quarters meet. Vamp has a high throat, pointed over instep. A thin cord of leather runs under the instep from one floral knop across to the other. Although toe is rounded the vamp ends in a pinch at the toe.
Üslup	Coptic

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Pair of shoes

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1500

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 856-1903

Record ID 856-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1500

Notes A pair of flat, brown leather, child's shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD1500-1800 (possibly). Made with the turned technique. Acquired from D.B. Myers. Coptic footwear was primarily made with leather, often using the turned technique, to produce a slipper or shoe with a straight sole. Slippers often included a rand at the vamp and a fibre padded sole sewn together with prominent stitching or insole tab. They show variation in the form and height of the instep. Shoes were generally slip-ons and also show variation in the form and height of the instep. Footwear was highly decorated in geometric and floral designs. Often a variety of techniques were used in combination, with the most popular being dyeing, gilding, openwork and appliquÃ©.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tanned leather Leather Tanning

Parçalar Shoe, Shoe

Fiziksel açıklama A pair of flat, brown leather, childâs shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD1500-1800 (possibly). Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight Upper: Two pieces. No backseam. Quarters are a separate piece, sewn to vamp at waist with decorative floral shaped knop of leather. Strip of leather circles as topband and knop. Heel ends in a point where the quarters meet. Vamp has a high throat, pointed over instep. A thin cord of leather runs under the instep from one floral knop across to the other. Although toe is rounded the vamp ends in a pinch at the toe.

Üslup Coptic