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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Maroon and Cream Leather Basketweave Shoe |
| Date | c.1930-1949 |
| Document Type | Object |
| Reference | HT 17035 |
| Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
| Collection Name | Personal Stories Collections |
| Description | This woman's right foot, low heeled, buckled dress shoe of maroon and cream leather was one of Stanio Fancoff's basket shoe samples. It is an enclosed shoe with a slightly rounded shape toe with a cross strap and plain buckle fastener on the right side. The lower back shoe section and toe cap are woven in a checkered pattern, the top portions appear as two rows of vertical stripes, while a unique pattern embellishes the vamp's central area and the top line and cross strap is in unwoven maroon leather. The shoe is complete with a neutral coloured quartier and leather insole lining. The neutral coloured leather sole is inscribed and stamped on the base, the heel is 4cm high with three tacks connecting the heel to the sole. Leather wraps around the heel, joining at the heel breast centre. This shoe, along with six others, were shown to prospective purchasers as examples of Stanio's shoewares which were made from his shoemaking business in Fitzroy by himself and his family. |
| Series Description | This collection is significant in documenting a small migrant business as well as the fashion of a particular period. It is well provenanced and charts the application of trade skills in a new country. It also illustrates the stages of hand shoe manufacture from the 1930s, demonstrating the enduring nature of the tools and patterns that were used. |
| Biographical Note / History | Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff was born in 1908 in Bojentsi, a small village in Bulgaria. At age 11, Stanio left home to learn the shoemaking trade. In 1929, he emigrated to Melbourne, settled in Fitzroy and began to work for the V. G. Zemancheff & Sons basket shoe factory in South Melbourne. In 1936, he married Dorotea Georgi Touzou who had recently arrived in Australia. Around this time, Stanio set up his own shoemaking business from home with Georgi, Dorotea's cousin, and her sister weaving the shoes which he then assembled. Select shoe samples were then taken to Sydney and Tasmania for sale. In 1942, Georgi and Stanio moved to Broken Hill for Georgi's health; there daughter Nancy was born and Stanio set up a shoe shop/factory. In 1945, Georgi died and by 1950 Stanio and Nancy had moved to Adelaide where he again opened a shoemaking business and shop. He passed away in 1978, having been in the shoemaking business for 59 years. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Places | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| People | Fancoff, Stanio Ivanoff |
| Keywords | emigration, immigrant, industry, factory, clothing |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Museum Victoria catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Museums Victoria Catalogue |
| Document(s) linked to |
Passport for Stanio Fancoff, Bulgaria Health Certificate for Stanio Fancoff, Orient Line, Naples Studio Photograph of Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff, Bulgaria Photograph of Mrs Zemancheff and Friends Wearing Basket Shoes, Melbourne Photograph of Zemancheff Factory Workers and Truck, South Melbourne Photograph of Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff in His Shoemaking Workshop, Melbourne Pink and Brown Leather Basketweave Shoe Printer's Proof Sheet Showing Two Shoes Right Foot Wooden Shoe Last Leatherworking Awl Leatherworking Edge Iron |
| Copyright | Museums Victoria |
