Pair of women's "slap-sole" shoes
about 1670
Object PlaceItaly (possibly)
Medium/TechniqueLeather, silk satin with straw applique, silk laces and tassels, leather lining and sole
DimensionsOverall: 14 x 7.5 x 24 cm (5 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Other (heel): 7.7cm (3 1/16in.)
Other (heel): 7.7cm (3 1/16in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number44.506a-b
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ProvenanceBy 1943, Collection of Elizabeth Day McCormick; gift to the MFA (January 1, 1944)
16th century
1818
1805–10
1930s
1865
about 1940–60
1740s