Shoe
Object number94.51.755
Made by
Cocks
Date1760-1769
OriginLondon, England
MediumSilk; Leather; Paper; Linen
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of Alice A. Dickinson
DescriptionLong, slender, off-white silk wedding shoe with small woven check pattern. Single shoe. Faded pink ribbon laced up toe.Dimensions2.75 x 9.5 in. (7 x 24.1 cm)InscriptionsIllegible name handwritten in lining along edge.
Marks"Shoemaker to Her Majesty, and Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wirtemburg / COCKS / 26 / Old Compton Str. / SOHO / LONDON".
Historical NotesWedding shoe transferred from Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH). Originally donated to CMNH by Mrs. Alice A. Dickinson in January 1948.
Related person
Princess of Wirtemburg
Terms
On View
On viewCollections
c. 1905
Marlow White Uniforms, Inc.
1980-1989
c. 1900