Pair of ankle-length boots with shoe, Chalopin, c. 1840 - c. 1850

Pair of ankle-length boots with shoe, Chalopin, c. 1840 - c. 1850

weaving, l c.25.5cm × w c.6cm × h 13cm More details

These ankle-length boots were probably made from an older pair of shoes. When they went out of fashion, the Parisian cobbler Chalopin attached a silk tricot throat (stocking). This was tied at the side with a cord.