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Shoe for a Child

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black leather shoes for a child, four in total. The largest shoe on the left is almost complete with laces intact. The second shoe from the left has a yellow patch on the toe area and visible stitching. The third shoe from the left has a hole where the toe would be and cracked in the middle. The smallest on the right appears complete but cracked. All are on a plain white background. The title of the image is "Shoe for a Child" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
16th century
Medium:
Leather
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
600 × 379 px
Museum record:
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