29.145_01
Materials
silk, silver, silver gilt, leather
Place
England (place of manufacture); England, Gloucestershire, Alveston (place of association)
Description
Pair of men's shoes, slippers or mules, with vamp of pink silk satin embroidered in silk, silver and silver-gilt threads with a stylized pineapple design, and leather soles. Said to have been worn by King Charles II when Prince of Wales. Left behind when he was staying with Sir Thomas Veel of Alveston, near Bristol, in 1645 during his time in charge of the Royalist forces in the West Country. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 90 mm x 260 mm x 110 mm
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