From the  Bata Shoe Museum: “The famous shoemaker Jean-Louis François Pinet (1817-1897) created this intricately embroidered boot. Part of his fame rested on the “Pinet” heels he designed; a somewhat thinner and less splayed version of the popular “Louis” heel. His beautifully constructed and elaborately decorated boots peeked out from under the skirts of the best-dressed women in the Western world.”