tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post3505667130381803227..comments2024-03-19T03:01:22.479-04:00Comments on All The Pretty Dresses: Victorian Evening Slippers (?)Isabellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-54817682980590098842014-05-21T17:45:06.380-04:002014-05-21T17:45:06.380-04:00These are spot-on for the 1850s! The stitching, th...These are spot-on for the 1850s! The stitching, though fine and even, is just as likely to be hand-stitching. I have shoes from the same period with stitches so fine they put my modern sewing machine stitches to shame, but they are still hand-sewn. These have every hallmark of a beautiful mid-century pair of outdoor shoes. It is possible that they have been re-soled over the years, but the tops are definitely 1855-1865. <br /><br />To add another link to the source materials, here's a pair of children's shoes from 1851 that are nearly identical in style: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O78813/childrens-shoes-cs-gilman/<br /><br />This is such a lovely pair of shoes! I envy the auction winner...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-48222784961950527662014-05-21T16:22:16.952-04:002014-05-21T16:22:16.952-04:00Good to know! I still think these are later - may...Good to know! I still think these are later - maybe 1870's. It's definitely got machine stitching. What's tripping me up is that they have a lot of elements similar to the turn of the century carriage shoes (quilting, fur lining, ect):<br /><br />http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/156316?rpp=20&pg=1&rndkey=20130613&ft=*&deptids=8&what=Fur|Carriage+boots&pos=1<br /><br />http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/169785?rpp=30&pg=1&ao=on&ft=carriage&pos=12<br /><br /><br />Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420037377392425312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148301208915043821.post-18576356786477567732014-05-21T14:57:57.524-04:002014-05-21T14:57:57.524-04:00I would have to disagree - left/right technology f...I would have to disagree - left/right technology for all shoes was "re-invented" in 1818, and was in common use by the 1850s. Everything about these shoes places them 1840s - 1880s (though that late date is a stretch), including the foxing (the "wingtip"), which was common on all kinds of women's shoes from the Regency onwards. Here's a very similar pair of shoes from the 1840s: http://www.antiquedress.com/item6188.htm<br /><br />Here's another: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/156322?rpp=20&pg=1&ao=on&ft=shoes&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Footwear&pos=9<br /><br />If that's machine stitching on there, it might mean a more central date - 1850s, 1860s.<br /><br />I've never seen anything like this for the Edwardian period, in primary sources or as extant examples. The Edwardians did do a lot of "historically inspired" designs, but with fashionable Edwardian hallmarks, like pointed toes (very pointed), and toe counters (stiffeners in the toes creating a "toe box). Square toes were not old enough to be novel.<br /><br />If you're interested in more shoe history, check out Nancy Rexford's "Women's Shoes in America" book. It's eye-opening!<br />Lauren Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008240537371936468noreply@blogger.com