Pair of Startups (Half Boots)
1870/80
England
England
Silk, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave; over linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silk chenille, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, single satin, padded satin, and stem stitches; couching; metal beads; trimmed with silk, plain weave; pleated and chenille yarn; laced with silk-wrapped cotton cord; leather sole and heel; stitched with silk