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High-heeled shoes with ornamental roll
Bata, c. 1938
Czech manufacturer Bata began making shoes in 1894; they kept their prices low, and after the First World War sales increased. Bata began selling in the Netherlands in 1922. In the 1930s, they opened a factory in Best, with special housing for their employees: Batadorp. These shoes are made of silver-coloured leather and decorated with a rolled strip of leather.
- Artwork typewomenswear, avondschoen
- Object numberBK-1978-368-B
- Dimensionslength 25 cm x width 7.5 cm x height 15 cm, height 8 cm
- Physical characteristicsleer, katoen