Court shoe
The low shoe with heel and buckle worn at court in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The court shoe was worn by both men and women at court. It had a heel, often red in the 17th century at the court of Louis XIV, and a buckle or rosette on the instep.
In time the shoe developed into the modern pump, which is still called the court shoe in English.
Materials: Silk or leather, wooden heel, metal buckle
Manufacture: Sewn by hand by a shoemaker, often embroidered, with a wooden heel covered in fabric.
The low, cut-away front.
The heel covered in fabric or leather.
The buckle or rosette over the instep.