The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Iron Shod Slippers, medium [ARK00088]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Identified as from North Africa. Only two pairs of slippers are detailed in Bargrave's own catalogue and so a third, iron shod, pair may have been added in the time between his death and when the Cabinets being handed over to the Dean and Chapter. "2 pairs of sleepers with iron on the soles, such as the great ones - the Bashaes, the Agaas, the Yabashawes, and Bulgabashaes - wear at Argeers."] (approx early - mid 17th cent)