Historical Shoe Designs/Front Tied Shoes and Boots

Front-Tied Shoes and Boots.

Front-Tied Shoe

Shoes and Pattens Figure 52,98. Sole is cowhide, the upper is calf, lace is calf. (BC 72 [250] <4039>, dock construction, c.1330-50) (illustration after Mitford).
Shoes and Pattens Figure 53,99. Child's shoe. Sole is cattle, the upper is calf. (BC 72 [79] <2585>, dock infill, c.1375-1400) (illustration after Mitford).
Shoe from the collection of the York Archaeological Trust.

Front-Tied Boot

Shoes and Pattens Figure 55,100. Sole is cowhide, the upper is calf. There is a heel stiffener. (BC 72 [55] <1668>, dock infill, c.1375-1400) (illustration after Mitford). It is made with a rand or a full welt. It is tied by two individual laces, doubled over and drawn through the eyeholes.
Shoes and Pattens Figure 56,57,101. Sole is cattle, the upper is calf. There is a heel stiffener. (BC 72 [79] <2513>, dock infill, c.1375-1400; BC 72 [83] <1920>, dock infill, c.1375-1400) (illustration after Mitford). It is made with a rand or a full welt. It is tied by two individual laces, doubled over and drawn through the eyeholes.
Boot from Northampton Shoe Museum (Sheep Street D.180/1976.56). It is representative of a common Northampton shoe style.
Boot from Northampton Shoe Museum (Sheep Street D.180/1976.24). It is representative of a common Northampton shoe style.
Boot sections from Northampton Shoe Museum (D.180/1976.16)
A front-tied boot, based on one in Medieval Life although with some basic changes in design. It is made with a rand or a full welt. It is tied by two individual laces, doubled over and drawn through the eyeholes.
A front-tied boot, based on one in Medieval Soldier. It is made with a rand or a full welt. It is tied by doubled laces, drawn though the holes and tied. It may be made with an attached tongue.

Footwear of the Middle Ages - Historical Shoe Designs/Front Tied shoes and Boots, by I. Marc Carlson. Copyright 1999
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