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Shoes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pair of women's shoes. The shoes are cream-colored with a pink accent on the front. The shoes have a low heel and a pointed toe. The pink accent is a strap that goes across the top of the foot and is made of a slightly darker pink material than the rest of the shoe. The shoes appear to be made of satin or silk. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The shoes are positioned in the center of the image, with one shoe in front of the other. The shoe in the front has a signature on the inside.

Artwork details

Date:
1780s
Medium:
silk
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
600 × 473 px
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