Balmorals

Manufacturer Hurd Shoe Co. American

ca. 1910

Not on view

Throughout the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, the boot was the dominant form of men’s footwear. These classic Balmoral boots were a common style and feature a very asymmetric, curved sole which is typical of the 1910s. The name derives from the Balmoral estate in Scotland, which was purchased by Queen Victoria in the 1850s, when this cut of boot was coming into fashion.

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Title: Balmorals
Manufacturer: Hurd Shoe Co.
Date: ca. 1910
Culture: American
Medium: leather
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Kenneth S. Hurd, 1959
Object Number: 2009.300.3773a–d
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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