Embroidered Man’s Shoes

Pair of leather and textile shoes with intricate embroidery in polychrome silk, metallic thread and gold sequins. Each depicting a peacock with a spread tail seen from the front, surrounded by dense floral ornamentation.The chainstitch work is applied onto a crimson silk ground which in turn covers coarse cotton. Lined and soled with leather.Safe to assume that the wearer was a very wealthy man as the work is of such high quality.