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Summary:: Pair of black silkshoes with Louis heel. Three strips machined on outside of front as decoration. Cut out on side below strap which has buckle and clip on side. Probably 1920s-1940s.
Description:: Pair of black silk shoes. Three strips machined on outside of front as decoration. Cut out on side below strap which has buckle and clip on side. Louis heel. Leather sock lining and cotton fabric lining.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Miss A. Fraser, 1987

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	11.50 cm (Height), 7.00 cm (Width), 24.50 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	clothing accessories, fashion, fashion design, footwear
Themes this item is part of:	Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection
Primary Classification:	CLOTHING
Secondary Classification:	Female
Tertiary Classification:	footwear
Inscriptions:	Figures '430' stamped on sole. Figures '430/19472' stamped inside on heel lining. Stamped on sock lining 'Made Exclusively For R. White Pty Ltd' in guilt lettering.
Distributor:	R. White Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1920s-1940s