Leather Shoe Mudlarked Drop Earrings

Historical Information

Type: Brown Coated

Fabric: Leather Boot

Date: 19th Century

Find Location: Essex, UK

Extra information:

These unique earrings are made from pieces of leather from a Victorian boot

Victorian boots and shoes for women were the most common footwear for most of the mid to late 19th century.

The tall boot button or lace-up boots provided good ankle support for Victorian women and was the primary shoe Evening slippers with low heels made for comfortable ballroom dancing shoes while a lace up oxford came in at the end of the century for women who dressed casually

Victorian boots came in either black, tan, or two-toned black and white fabric or kid leather. Typically shoes were hand-made by a local shoe cobbler, although in the later years ordering shoes from mail order catalogues was another option.