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Pair of shoes from the wreck of the 'Royal George'
A pair of shoes retrieved from the wreck site of the ship of the line 'Royal George', which sank in Spithead in 1782. There are fragments of the shoe in a bag. The soles of the shoes have metal nails hammered into the heel. Stitching can be seen in the sole base. The rest of the shoe has severely degraded.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0357 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Shoes |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Royal George (1756) |
| Date made: | ca.1782 |
| People: | South Kensington Museum |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm x 258 mm x 92 mm |
| Parts: | Pair of shoes from the wreck of the 'Royal George' |