Pattern Shoes, England, 1870s #boudoirbonnet The Titche-Goettinger Department Store

The Titche-Goettinger Department Store

The pattern of the Assuit or Assiut shawls is a pattern from this North African country on the Nile

Typical pagoda sleeves

enhancing the layered look that was fashionable in the late 1860s

Pattern Shoes, England, 1870s #boudoirbonnet The Titche-Goettinger Department StoreThese rare handmade sample shoes, dating to the 1870s, are a charming and historically significant example of Victorian English footwear, likely produced in the small shoe factory of Jesse Thompson in Bingley. Created as pattern shoes for traveling merchants, they were used to showcase the latest shoe fashions to clients in rural areasan elegant blend of craftsmanship and commercial ingenuity. Made from fine leather, each shoe features three original