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Shoe
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsHandwritten on inner heel of right shoe: 10 / 4856
Marks or LabelsNone
Date
1899
Medium / Technique
Silk satin, leather, silk twill tape, metal buckles
Dimensions18.4 cm × 6.4 cm × 7.2 cm (length × width × height)
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Footwear
Object NumberM2006.36.3.5.1-2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Aurora Reford
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
An 18th-Century Page Boy
Bruce Reford grew up in another of Montreal’s most privileged homes. Just after his fourth birthday, he wore this costume as a page at his aunt’s wedding. Children did not dress in historical costumes solely at parties intended for them. The pageantry of a wedding gave scope for the sort of performance where historical fancy dress added cachet. A large framed photograph of him in this costume graced a wall in his family home.
An 18th-Century Page Boy
Bruce Reford grew up in another of Montreal’s most privileged homes. Just after his fourth birthday, he wore this costume as a page at his aunt’s wedding. Children did not dress in historical costumes solely at parties intended for them. The pageantry of a wedding gave scope for the sort of performance where historical fancy dress added cachet. A large framed photograph of him in this costume graced a wall in his family home.
Status
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Object/Image
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Master Bruce Reford in 18th-century page boy costume, Montreal, Quebec, 1899
Wm. Notman & Son
1899
II-128985.1
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