Shoe
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| Nom de l'objet : | Shoe |
| Matériaux : | leather, wood, steel, rayon, glass, cotton |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2007.1.61 |
| Date de début de production : | 1878 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1910 |
| Description : | A pair of ladies dark brown leather fancy dancing shoes with 5 leather covered buttons and tiny glass bead trim. The Louis heel is leather covered wood, 6 cm high. The heel cap is large, extending 3 mm beyond the heel at the back of brown very hard leather with 19 metal points fastened with a slotted head screw. The toe is a rounded point, trimmed with a fern and flower motifs made of tiny glass beads; with .4 cm centres. The instep has 5 straps with thread stitched edges and button holes. Buttons have a steel shank and frame, covered with medium brown leather and are sewn on. On the insole of the right shoe in silver ink, in impressed script is _David Spencer, Ltd._. On both shoes, on inside surface of proper left side, printed in gold is _55 2 3185_. |
| Fonctions : | David Spencer Ltd was a chain of department stores that began in British Columbia. David Spencer was born in 1837 in South Wales and immigrated to British Columbia in 1862. In 1878 he opened up his first David Spencer department store on Government Street. A chain of stores would follow with much success until Spencer's was sold to Eaton's in 1948. During the early portion of the 1900s narrow feet were popular in style for both men and woman. This shoe is an example of a classic evening shoe for a woman. Evening shoes were often court shoes with small 'Louis' heels. These evening shoes would often been highly embellished with fine embroidery, thread, glass or jet beads. |
| Hauteur : | 13.0000000000 |
| Longueur : | 22.5000000000 |
| Largeur : | 14.0000000000 |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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