Size marking visible on sole: “35” (European sizing), roughly US women’s 4.5–5
Textile Details
Material
Leather, Beads
Color
Brown
Notes
Leather: Fine brown kid or goatskin
Very thin and supple originally (now dry and crackled from age)
Decoration:
Hand-applied micro glass beads stitched in floral/garland motifs
This is true hand beadwork, not machine embroidery
Laces
Flat silk or cotton ribbon laces (period-correct replacement or original style)
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1895 - circa 1905
Time Period
Victorian, 19th Century
Place
Country
France
Notes
These would have been worn:
For afternoon visits, salons, musicales
Indoors or carriage-to-door outings
With walking skirts or tailored day dresses
They were not practical shoes—they were statements.
General Notes
Note Type
Description
Note
Women’s Beaded Lace-Up Shoes
Leather, glass beads, c. 1895–1908
Finely beaded leather shoes reflect the ornate aesthetics of the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods, when footwear was increasingly visible and expressive.
