METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Gold Glittering 50's Shoe Ornament 2010

New in original box METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Gold Glittering 50's Shoe Ornament 2010. First time taking out of box for pictures purchase. GOLD GEMS SHOE ORNAMENT Women's footwear has embraced more variations since 1900 than in the entire previous history of fashion. Balancing function and fantasy, the great designers of the twentieth century have created some of the most beautiful shoes ever made. The Metropolitan Museum's carefully detailed shoe ornaments capture the character and grace of actual shoes in the collection of the Museum's Costume Institute. The Museum's Gold Gems Shoe Ornament is based on an original pair of evening pumps from the 1950s, completely covered with small glass gems in imitation of cut steel. The ornament is hand-painted cast resin.