Name of Object:

Shoes

Name in original language:

Zapatos

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Museum of Costume, Ethnographical Heritage Research Centre

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo del Traje, CIPE

Date of Object:

c. 1855

Inventory Number:

MT009286

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silk, leather, metal; tanning, satin

Dimensions:

Height 5 cm, Length 27,2 cm, Width 6,3 cm

Description:

White and blue satin shoes. They are flat and have a sharply raised toecap. The sole is made of leather. The surface is partially covered in yellow silk; they are adorned with gold sequins and a yellow tassel.

Type of Object

Costume; accessories

Citation of this web page:

Elena Vázquez "Shoes" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;108;en

Prepared by: Elena Vázquez
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 108