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Footwear - Pair of Button Up Boots, c1900s

  • Pair of black button-up shoes with buttons and buttonholes visible.

    Image of button up shoes

  • The image shows the back of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots.

    Image of Back of Button-Up Boot

  • Image shows the front view of the right shoe from a pair of button-up boots with some of the inner lining revealed.

    Image of The Front of a Button-Up Boot

  • Image shows the right-hand side of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. Some of the inside of the buttonholes are revealed.

    Image of the Right-hand Side of a Button-Up Boot

  • The image shows the left-hand side of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. The image shows some scuffing on the heel.

    Image of the Left-Hand Side of a Button-Up Boot

  • The Image shows the sole of the left shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. There is a faint engraved 3/E on the instep and a series of studs around the heel.

    Image of the Sole of a Button-Up Boot

  • Image shows a handwritten inscription on the cream-coloured lining of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. The top line appears to read: '3.5.300'. The bottom line appears to read: 'W271/"'

    Image of Inscription Inside a Button-Up Boot

  • Pair of black button-up shoes with buttons and buttonholes visible.
  • The image shows the back of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots.
  • Image shows the front view of the right shoe from a pair of button-up boots with some of the inner lining revealed.
  • Image shows the right-hand side of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. Some of the inside of the buttonholes are revealed.
  • The image shows the left-hand side of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. The image shows some scuffing on the heel.
  • The Image shows the sole of the left shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. There is a faint engraved 3/E on the instep and a series of studs around the heel.
  • Image shows a handwritten inscription on the cream-coloured lining of the right shoe from a pair of black button-up boots. The top line appears to read: '3.5.300'. The bottom line appears to read: 'W271/"'

Historical information

These shoes belonged to Ruby May Selina Wallace (1891-1973) who was born in Maidstone but seemed to have lived in Inglewood in regional Victoria. They were donated by an Emerald person who received them from Ruby.

Significance

The boots are an example of handmade Edwardian footwear.

Physical description

Pair of Black Leather Boots with double ridged stitching across the instep. Soft leather upper part and smooth leather lower part. Small Heel. Nine buttonholes on each boot with nine black buttons attached with metal clips.

Inscriptions & markings

Underneath each boot: '3/E'
On lining inside each boot: 'B.B.300/W2781/'

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