Evening boots
Unknown Artist
1860–70
Medium
Silk, beads
Classification
Evening boots
Culture
French
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Herman Delman, 1954
Accession Number
2009.300.4735a–d
Art Historical Context
In the glittering world of 1860s Paris, during the lavish Second Empire under Napoleon III, these *Evening Boots* exemplify the era's opulent fashion. Crafted in France around 1860–70 by an unknown artisan, they were designed for high-society soirées, where women donned elaborate gowns paired with delicate, decorative footwear. As part of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection now at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute they offer a glimpse into the refined elegance of mid-19th-century European style. Made from luxurious silk adorned with intricate beading, the boots highlight m...