Patten - platform/over-shoe
Bottom of patten showing circular metal ring
Name/Title
Patten - platform/over-shoeEntry/Object ID
2025.1.735Description
Wooden sole, with a metal circular ring attached to the underside. Leather toe cap with lace.Context
It was important women would keep their shoes 'clean and tite' (B. de Maoncony, Voyage d'Angleterre, 1663). By the late 1600s pattens were regarded as country wea or for the lower classes and leather clog or sabots were preferred in town, although in some instances high patterns were required to be elevated above the mire! By the end of the 18th century, matching overshoes were made with a spring hoop to fix around the heel. By the mid-1800s overshoes were square-toed, flat-soled, matched the footwear and were held on with patent leather straps. This design was still around in the 1920s.Cataloged By
Felix LamCategory
Clothing