Boots

Torzhok, Tver Gubernia. 19th century

Goatskin, gold threads, канитель, closed-seam stitching and stitching over cardboard. 39 х 28 х 10
В-3214 аб
Пост. из КМ

Period Early 19th century
TypologyFolk costume | Embroidery
Keywords Folk costume | female costume
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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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