 1650-1700
Silk mules for a gentleman, decorated with metal lace. France. |
 1660
& 1675-80
Mules for ladies. The left one is from 1660s, silk brocade and
decorated with a tassel fringe, the right one from 1675-80, embroidered
with metal threads. |
 1660
Lady Stanthorpe's shoes. Velvet bound with silk grosgrain ribbon
and embroidered with metal threads. |
 1660s
High heeled shoe with slap sole attached to protect he heel. |
 Shoe
of a common man, they remained the same throughout the period. Leather
and round toed. |
 Early
1660s
Gentleman's shoe with high heel and very square toe. |
 1660
Lady Stanthorpe, Northamptonshire Museum. |
 1660
Leather covered heel and white waxed linen for the stitching. |
 1660
Squab toe and the embroidery is raised. |
 1660
Soles were all made fro leather. |
 1660-70
White line along edge of sole and decorated with red silk ribbons,
high heeled lady's shoe. |
 1660-70
Raised Embroidery on silk lady's mule and the toe is an extreme
fork shape. |
 1650-60
Red velvet lady's mule decorated with couched and raised gold
threads. |
 1650-60
Same mule. |
 Same
silk ribbon decorated shoe as above. |
 1650-60
Male mule made from watered silk. The stitch hole are still visible
where the metal lace was attached along the middle of the foot. |
 1650-60
Same mule as to the right and above. |
 1660-80
White silk male mules with silk and metal embroidery. |
 1660-70
Same lady's show as above. |
 Shoe
of a common man, simple and only a stacked very low leather heel. |
 Children
and common person's show. Low heels. |
 High
heels and square toe, |
 1650-70
Lady's shoe decorated wit a thin metal braid across the foot,
probably Italian. |
 1660-80
Ladies' shoes decorated with broad silk brocade braid. |
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