Victoria Day

[jest]

In honour of Victoria day, here are Vicky's wedding shoes from the 10th of February 1840.

Comments

[pensnest]

I wonder what size they are. Fairly tiny, I should think.

[jest]

It's hard to say. If the shoes are all fabric, then they have probably shrunk a bit since 1840. When I saw Isaac Brock's coat at the Canadian War Museum and it was practically doll size.

[pensnest]

And Queen Victoria was 4'11" at that time, so if they shrank - they'd look like doll shoes, indeed.

[ngakmafaery]

...those are great! Thanks for posting...got any of the Regent's, maybe twenty years earlier...?

[jest]

I wish! It was such a stroke of luck finding this picture. I think in the future I will try to dig up more famous historic shoes for this comm.

[spaceoperadiva]

Please do, this was awesome.

[elmey]

http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/

[elmey]

eh, while I'm at it:

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shoe/hd_shoe.htm

[jest]

Thanks! You always have the best links...

[elmey]

I am a font of useless information ;)