About this object
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ID:
BC72[250]<3777/1>
Production date:
Late Medieval; c. 1350
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Location:
In Store
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As well as telling us about changes in fashion, shoes can yield information about the health of the wearer's feet. This shoe dates from around 1350. It was probably worn by a poor person and the shoe is most-likely second-hand. It has been cut on the front and sides to alleviate the pressure on a foot deformed by both a 'hammer toe' and a bunion. The toes would have been bunched in a claw-like manner, whilst the bunion would have caused a large swelling on the side of the foot, below the big toe. < ...Read more
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Measurements
L 235 mm; H 550 mm (at ankle)
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Materials
leather
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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