Shoes
Men’s shoes survive in lesser number than women's, and utilitarian clothing is particularly scarce, as it was usually worn out and thrown away. That scarcity makes this pair of men’s latchet-tie shoes of particular interest. The general cut, fold-over tongue, and substantial heel are retained from fashionable shoes of a somewhat earlier date, while the heavy, pegged soles and heel irons indicate that the primary intent of these shoes was not for up-to-date style but for their capacity to stand up to the rigors of work in the pre-industrial society.
Artwork Details
- Title: Shoes
- Date: 1725–50
- Culture: probably European
- Medium: leather
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. E. C. Ward, 1924
- Object Number: 2009.300.2973a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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ca. 1750
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