clogs

Date1800s

Terms

Shoes
Metal
Leather
Wood

Dimensions10.16 × 12.7 × 29.21 cm (4 × 5 × 11 1/2 in.)

Object numberPER2176B

DescriptionOne of a pair of shoes or clogs (Per2176a,b). The clog is carved out of wood. The bottom is carved out to form a heel and a strip under the ball of the foot. The strip and the heel are re-inforced with leather. The shoe also features a pointed, upturned toe. Re-inforced around the instep with a broad band of leather on the outside and a narrow one inside, tacked to the wood and fastened at either side with a narrow strip of iron. Just below the leather band is a bit of decoration in the form of three curved lines.

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