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Provenance: The John Philip Kassebaum Collection, sold by Sotheby's, 1 October 1991, lot 10
The Frances L Dickson Collection, sold by Sotheby's, 21 May and 16 November 1954, lots 13 and 102
With Alistair Sampson, 2003
UK Private Collection
Illustrated by Lipski and Archer, Dated English Delftware (1984), p.410. Delftware shoes seem to have no function other than as gift objects, often with amatory or marital associations. Their form reflects changing fashions in footwear, clearly shown by the chronological illustrations in Lipski and Archer's comprehensive reference. The present pair with decoration in blue and black is most unusual.