The ladies' shoes, slippers and boots in this collection date from the early 18th century up until the 1890s. They show that, during a time when women did not expose their legs, shoes were a not only a means of conveying class, status and persona, but also of hopes, dreams and fantasies of greater delights above.
Author description
Althea Mackenzie is the curator of the Wade Costume Collection, and of the textile collection at Hereford Museum.
