tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2776015633875505975..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: An Elegant Pair of Silk Shoes, c. 1735Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-60801898485417947762011-07-28T19:39:01.031-04:002011-07-28T19:39:01.031-04:00*Drool* My first thought was pineapples, but they...*Drool* My first thought was pineapples, but they could be pomegranets. If they were my shoes I would say they were pineapples. I have an affinity for pineapples!The Dreamstresshttp://thedreamstress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78902243788795708582011-07-28T14:19:00.338-04:002011-07-28T14:19:00.338-04:00They're gorgeous--and in such fabulous conditi...They're gorgeous--and in such fabulous condition!Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-27453187918870624862011-07-28T13:04:34.979-04:002011-07-28T13:04:34.979-04:00I go for pineapple, but loved the samples on Hamps...I go for pineapple, but loved the samples on Hampshire site.Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-14263061411721714902011-07-28T11:08:24.240-04:002011-07-28T11:08:24.240-04:00Oh, I love 18th century shoes too. Thanks for shar...Oh, I love 18th century shoes too. Thanks for sharing these. How fabulous! <br />When I first saw them, I thought pineapples. After reading comments and looking at the site that Chris Woodyard gave, I agree...probably gooseberries. Even more magnificient to have the museum pics to compare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2856770038896854612011-07-28T10:02:33.167-04:002011-07-28T10:02:33.167-04:00I'm going with pomegranates - although Chris W...I'm going with pomegranates - although Chris Woodyard may be right with the idea of gooseberries. So beautiful!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978371169108528359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-31113465919293901772011-07-28T09:50:45.732-04:002011-07-28T09:50:45.732-04:00I wonder if the pattern represents gooseberries? S...I wonder if the pattern represents gooseberries? See this page for similar fruit in Spitalfields silk.<br /><br />http://www3.hants.gov.uk/museum/dress-and-textiles/earliest-dress/earliest-silk.htmChris Woodyardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56148747725515908672011-07-28T07:36:50.803-04:002011-07-28T07:36:50.803-04:00What a delight. How amazing they survived.
The sh...What a delight. How amazing they survived.<br /><br />The shoes' uppers were brocaded in Spitalfields silk. This made them very delicate and beautiful, but also extremely vulnerable to ordinary wear. I don't mean walking in the mud of the streets outside.... even some spilled wine during the dancing would have been enough, or a dancing partner's scuff mark.<br /><br />I suppose it didn't matter, IF families were wealthy enough. Then we need to ask how much would a silk pair of dancing slippers have cost?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com