Window Display of Ladies' Shoes, Lotus, Stafford,
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton.
Edwin Bostock's ...
Window Display of Men's Shoes, Lotus, Stafford,
Lotus was originally named Bostock's and was founded in the eighteenth century by Thomas Bostock, a cobbler. His three sons started their own factories in Stafford, Stone and Northampton.
Edwin Bostock's ...
Women's afternoon dress
Gold silk afternoon dress, with hand embroidered red flowers, hand made red buttons and braid. Empire style. Piped edge frills with red cord trim around yoke, armholes, cuffs and hem. Back fastening with ...
Women's day dress
Purple silk day dress in purple silk with darker purple velvet decoration. Hand and machine sewn.
Bodice: separate to skirt. Front opening with 12 purple fabric covered buttons and 13 buttonholes. ...
Women's dinner dress
Dinner dress, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. Black linen and black net. Bodice: black net decorated with strips of silk decorated with black beads. Symmetrical design. Round neck with ...
Women's dress
This dress belonged to Mrs Mary Ashton (1845-1893) of Little Onn Hall. Trained skirt, bodice and waistcoat made from maroon velvet and peach satin fabrics. Trained skirt has alternating vertical panels ...
Women's evening dress
Evening dress in yellow and beige brocade silk. Hand sewn. Bodice has front opening, no fastening. Front forms V with two rows of cotton lace along edge. Two pleats either side of opening which extend ...
Women's evening dress
Red silk open weave dress trimmed with metallic gold thread. Gold thread dots woven into material. High waisted with wide neck, bodice darted. Short puff sleeves. Red satin band at waist with double rolled ...
Women's shoe
Women's heeled shoe manufactured by Lotus Ltd., Stafford. Chinchilla grey leather with 3 5/8" heel and brown, green and red chiffon rosette. Label inside 'Lotus'. Number stamped on sole: 'A8733'.
Women's shoe
Women's shoe (right) manufactured by Lotus Ltd., Stafford size 5 1/2 (right). Yellow leather uppers and heel, black composition sole and heel. White leather decoration on front of shoe. Heel rather large. ...
Women's shoe
Lady's shoe manufactured by Lotus Ltd., Stafford, white leather uppers and heel, beige leather sole. Pointed toe design with square end. Leather strap decorating the front of the shoe. Bottom inside lining ...
Women's shoes
This pair of sling back shoes is made from plastic and was manufactured by Lotus Ltd, Stafford. The upper has a squared toe and the vamp is made up of six alternating chevron stripes in black and white. ...