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Image Not Available for E25 Leather Shoe Upper Fragment
E25 Leather Shoe Upper Fragment
Image Not Available for E25 Leather Shoe Upper Fragment

E25 Leather Shoe Upper Fragment

Datemid 13th-mid 14th Century
Object NameShoe Upper Fragment
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 148 x 70 mm,
AcquisitionTransferred from the Scottish Development Department.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028481.14
About MeSite number: E25
Site name: 45-75 Gallowgate
Small find number: 270.22
Context number: 155
Trench number: 4
Feature number:
Phase number: 2a
Sample number:
Lab number: 870001.22
Catalogue number: 600 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')

Fragment of upper, with triangular portion folded inwards. Lasting margin with grain-flesh stitching channel, stitch length 5-5.5mm; holes 1.5 x 3mm. A triangular part has been folded inwards, complete with lasting margin. Folded edge has been used for a closed seam - grain-flesh, stitch length 2.5-3mm. Third edge of triangle cut, no trace of any stitching. Length of triangle = c 90mm; height of triangle = c 25 mm. Length of main lasting margin = c 180mm. Thickness = c 1.5mm. Goatskin.