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This shoe is part of a larger collection of objects excavated from an archaeological site on the Thames River in London, which provide an overview of fashionable shoe styles from the mid-fourteenth to the early sixteenth century. Intentional slashing and embossing of the leather were common decorative embellishments.
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Title: Shoes
Date: 16th century
Culture: British
Medium: leather
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various Donors, 1929
Object Number: 29.158.896
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