Boots

Torzhok, Tver Gubernia. First half of the 19th century

Gold embroidery on goatskin. 29 х 30 х 9
В-3153 аб
Пост. из МЦУБШ, до 1886 входили в собрание Л. Рикарда-Абенхаймера (Германия)
Собрание А. А. Половцова

Period Early 19th century
TypologyFolk costume | Gold and pearl sewing | Embroidery
Keywords Folk costume | female costume | Collection of Alexander Polovtsov
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By 1848 as many as 500 Torzhok seamstresses were employed in the decorative sewing of shoes and boots. Footwear for townspeople was sewn from thin, colored goatskin and adorned with gold embroidery (Tverskie Vedomosti № 13 (1850), 34–36).

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