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Its plain design was part of the movement in fashion away from what were considered by some to be the extravagant excesses of the late eighteenth century.  The move was towards a simpler, purer style of dress and footwear that was influenced by designs from classical antiquity. \r\n\r\nSlippers or 'sandal shoes', continued to be worn well into the mid-century although by the 1850s they were used mainly for formal wear in black or white.  This pair of shoes is an  example typical of that style.  The thin leather sole and delicately hand-stitched satin uppers were relatively simple and cheap to produce.  They could then be customised either by the retailer or the owner with rosettes, bows or ribbon ties.  Melnotte, the manufacturer who made this pair, was based in Paris but also had an outlet in London.  He ensured his customers did not forget where they had purchased their shoes by sticking a printed paper label onto the insole.  The label not only bears his name but the addresses of his shops in London and Paris.","physicalDescription":"Black satin upper, edges bound with black silk ribbon, black silk ribbon decoration at throat; square toe and raised square tongue, pair of folded side seams sewn with black cotton thread; cream leather insole and sock, cream cotton lining.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Melnotte","id":"A23689"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"x40240"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"satin","id":"AAT132902"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"},{"text":"cotton","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"leather","id":"AAT11845"}],"techniques":[{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Satin with silk ribbon, cotton and leather, sewn with cotton thread","categories":[{"text":"Footwear","id":"THES48951"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Accessories","id":"THES48998"},{"text":"Europeana Fashion Project","id":"THES265804"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2007BP8728","2016JG7977"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES326012"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES326012"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Shoe","id":""}],[{"text":"Shoe","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"France","id":"x28849"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1800-1824","earliest":"1800-01-01","latest":"1824-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"MA/1/H926","id":"ARC163180"},"association":"Archive record"}],"creditLine":"Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd.","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"each shoe","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"6.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"each shoe","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"24","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"each shoe","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Printed paper maker's label stuck onto insole of right shoe, 'A [shield with flags at either side] PARIS / No 20, Rue de la Paix / MELNOTTE / Bté de L.L.M.M  la Reine des / Français et la Reine de Belges. / 23, Old Bond Street. / London.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""},{"content":"'51' stamped on leather insole, left side, towards heel","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"These were part of a very large collection of items of dress and accessories which was given to the Museum by Harrods, the department store, in 1913. The collection had been formed by the artist Talbot Hughes, who wrote a book on the history of dress, illustrated with photographs of models wearing items from his collection. A large firm in America had offered to buy the collection and present it to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, but Hughes did not want it to go abroad. At the suggestion of Cecil Harcourt Smith of the V&A, Harrods bought it for £2,500 and gave it to the Museum for the 'public good'. Harrods displayed the collection for three weeks in December 1913.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pair of shoes, F, 1800-1824, Melnotte, Paris; black silk with bow","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.532A-1913","T.532-1913"],"accessionNumberNum":"532","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1913,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Shoe [1]","Shoe [2]"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-10-01","recordCreationDate":"2008-10-29","availableToBook":true}}