E34 Leather Shoe Upper
Date12th-13th Century
Object NameLeather Shoe Upper
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 87 × 75mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS034290.8
About MeSite number: E34Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Context number: 84 (layer)
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT (pit)
Phase number: 2
Catalogue number: 583 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 43
Small fragment of upper, probably second leg flap. Grain-flesh stitching channel stitch length approximately 4mm not 1mm and bent slightly to form edge for closed seam - probably sewn to vamp throat. Short length of vertical thong, 5mm wide and 45mm long on grain side (2 strips), 80mm on flesh side (3 strips). Horizontal thong, 90 x 5mm threaded through middle strip on grain side. Very worn, torn and partially delaminated.
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