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Unique ID: LON-A7AF35
Object type certainty: Certain
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Two composite parts of a medieval leather shoe. One piece is the front upper and the other the front sole; the two pieces would have originally been sewn together but the thread has completely decayed. A row of stitch holes are visible on the edges of both parts. The pieces have pointed tips which form the toe of the shoe, and the upper piece has a rounded cut-out to around a leg. The upper piece measures 134.8mm (length) x 90.3mm (width) x 4.9mm (thickness) and weighs 16.17g. The sole piece measures 142.5mm (length) x 81.8mm (width) x 7.2mm (thickness) and weighs 31.88g.
Jackie Keily suggests that this is a 14th century shoe, based on the style and pointed toe.
Notes:
This shoe has been preserved in waterlogged conditions and then been dried; it has therefore shrunk and the leather would originally have been larger.
Identified by Jackie Keily, Curator at the Museum of London and archaeological leather specialist.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Quantity: 1
Length: 142.5 mm
Width: 81.8 mm
Thickness: 7.2 mm
Weight: 31.88 g
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 30th April 2010
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4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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