Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.135

Description

Shoe of leather, with thistle-shaped tab at back, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Used as footwear to protect feet from the elements. Also could be used as a fashion statement and a symbol of status.

Context

Shoes were a common find at Trimontium during the James Curle's excavations.

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Category

Shoe
Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

XFRA.95

Source (if not Accessioned)

National Museums Scotland

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shoe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

lace-up shoes

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

Roman craftworkers knew how to tan leather by soaking it with tree bark. This made it tougher and long-lasting. Leather shoes were often decorated by cutting, piercing and stamping patterns into them. Their varied sizes show that these examples