Objectnummer
52/31/3
Beschrijving
This clog sole shows the third stage of production in clogmaking. This stage is called 'rounding up', which is when the final shape is given to the sole.
Fysieke kenmerken
1 clog: wood (birch); good condition
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>4. <B>Clog soles</B><P>These birch wood clog soles, made in the early 1950s by Cumbrian clog maker Mr. R. Shepherd, illustrate the four stages of production. From left: 'Breaking up', how the sole would look after being shaped with a stock knife by the woodland clog block cutter; 'Roughing out', when the curve of the sole and hollow of the instep are made; 'Rounding up', which gives final shape to the sole; the last soles are a finished pair, complete with groove for the leather upper.<P>52/31/1-5</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Vervaardiging plaats
Hackthorpe
Datum
1952 - 1952
Objectnaam
Materiaal