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A pair of dark maroon boots that rise above the ankle, half way up the calf. They are laced.

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Victorian Leather Boots

These boots were made in around 1880 from a dark maroon leather. They have squared off toes. Imagine who might have worn them and what the city of Leeds looked like at the time they walked around it!

Image: © Leeds Museums and Galleries