Pair of women's buckle shoes
1690–1720
Object PlaceItaly (probably)
Medium/TechniqueSilk velvet, embroidered with metallic yarns, trimmed with metallic fringe,silk ribbon, leather sole and wood heel
Dimensions15.3 x 8.5 x 22 cm (6 x 3 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number44.491.1-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceAttilio Simonetti (dealer; b. 1843 - d. 1925), Rome. 1944, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 15, 1944)
1740s
about 1770
1740s
1770–85
18th century
about 1850–70
mid-19th century
About 1820
1700–40s
