EditorialRight postillion boots, Right postillion boots with spurs and a flat sole. Double shaft, secured with five buckles. Knee cap cut low at the back. This boot has a vertical band on the outside for reinforcement., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1775 - c. 1800...
EditorialLeft postillion boots, Left postillion boots with tracks and a flat sole. Double shaft, secured with five buckles. Knee cap cut low at the back., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1775 - c. 1800, leather, iron (metal), cutting, h 62 cm ? w 32 cm.
EditorialBase of the skull, human teeth, knee cap (after Clopton Havers), mucus gland, etc. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderot's Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779.