Object number
78/16
Description
Man's ankle boot with two-eyelet ties and hobnailed sole. Found in the attic at Brookgate Farm, Plealy, Shropshire. Probably 19th C..
This is a man's ankle boot with two-eyelet ties and hobnailed sole. This was found by the donor in the attic at Brookgate Farm, Plealy, Shropshire. Two-eyelet ties shoes start in the 1790s but this shoe is probably 19th century.
Physical description
1 shoe: leather
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Shoe // J Schofield // Description: A man's ankle boot with two-eyelet ties. Hob nailed sole. // Associated information: Found by the donor in the attic at Brookgate Farm, Plealy, Shropshire. Two eyelet ties start in the 1790s but this shoe is probably 19th century.'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14110.tif - High resolution image
