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High-Heeled Women's Shoes from the Netherlands, c. AD 1700

Pair of high-heeled embroidered shoes from The Netherlands, c. 1700. Pair of high-heeled embroidered shoes from The Netherlands, c. 1700. Courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam acc. no. BK-NM-9371-B.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses a pair of high-heeled, leather and green velvet shoes that date to c. 1700 and were made in The Netherlands. They are decorated with silver thread passementerie and floral motifs embroidered with silver thread. The shoes measure 21.8 x 7.7 cm. The heels are 9.5 cm high.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue (retrieved 9 May 2016).

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