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E34 Leather Shoe Upper
E34 Leather Shoe Upper
E34 Leather Shoe Upper

E34 Leather Shoe Upper

Date12th-13th Century
Object NameLeather Shoe Upper
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 262 × 210mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS034290.4
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Context number: 107 (layer)
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT (pit)
Phase number: 2
Catalogue number: 589 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 46

Fragment of quarter of upper. Lasting margin with grain to flesh stitching channel, stitch length 3mm. on vertical and diagonal sides of fragment. Oversewn top edge. Very faint trace of stitching for heel stiffener. Exceedingly worn, torn and cracked. Height of quarters- c. 188-235mm, width of fragment = c. 237-280mm, thickness = 1mm. Position of edge flesh stitching channel indicate that quarter was seperate from vamp.


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