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This pair is made of green silk, decorated with parallel rows of a narrow, woven silk lace (braid). They would have been fastened over the instep with silver buckles. \tUntil the 19th century, shoes were not specially shaped to fit the right or left foot and the sole of each of these shoes is identically shaped.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Pair of women’s shoes made of green silk satin, trimmed with parallel rows of narrow green silk lace [braid].  They have carved wooden heels, leather soles and a white leather rand between upper and sole. 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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'. 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