Antique Leather Sample Shoes, England, 1870s #antiquecoat The cape is fastened at

The cape is fastened at the neck with wide (original) silk ribbons

and decorative arts

Hats of this type were specifically designed to sit atop such high‑topped hairstyles

Made of bone and a colorful designed tip made of thin sheet metal

Boudoir fans made from a single ostrich feather became popular as playful accessories

Antique Leather Sample Shoes, England, 1870s #antiquecoat The cape is fastened atThese rare antique handmade sample shoes from England, dating to the 1870s, are an exceptional example of Victorian shoemaking craftsmanship. They bear the goldembossed manufacturers label: Jesse Thompson 113 Main Street Bingley, a reference to the historic town of Bingley in West Yorkshire. Sample or pattern shoes of this type were produced for traveling merchants, who carried them from town to town often into rural areas to present the latest shoe