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Dr Martens, Wollaston, England (manufacturer)
Dr Klaus Maertens (designer)
Dr Herbert Funck (designer)
Boots 1995
leather, resin, cotton, metal
(a-b) 20.0 × 10.5 × 27.4 cm (each)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
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DR MARTENS, Wollaston, England (manufacturer), Dr Klaus MAERTENS (designer), Dr Herbert FUNCK (designer)
Boots
1995
Medium
leather, resin, cotton, metal
Measurements
(a-b) 20.0 × 10.5 × 27.4 cm (each)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
(a) label, heel topline, printed in yellow ink on black cotton: Air Wair WITH SOLES / Bouncing
embossed and printed in black on insole: Dr. / Air Wair / Martens / The Original / MADE IN ENGLAND / AIR CUSHION / MAN MADE SOLES
moulded in relief on sole: DR. MARTENS AIR CUSHION SOLE/ + / OIL / FAT / ACID / PETROL / ALKALI / RESISTANT / MADE IN ENGLAND
(b) label, heel topline, printed in yellow ink on black cotton: Air Wair WITH SOLES / Bouncing
embossed and printed in black on insole: Dr. / Air Wair / Martens / The Original / MADE IN ENGLAND / AIR CUSHION / MAN MADE SOLES
moulded in relief on sole: DR. MARTENS AIR CUSHION SOLE/ + / OIL / FAT / ACID / PETROL / ALKALI / RESISTANT / MADE IN ENGLAND
Accession Number
1996.712.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Leather uppers coated with a metallic silver pigment, and the soles are made from a compound P.V.C., with an undulating tread. The boots lace-up with cotton laces, through eight pairs of metal eyelets. The toes are rounded, featuring bright yellow stitching on the uppers themselves.