Pair of women's leather half-boots with front lacings and low heels. Trimmed with a silk rosette at each toe. The laces are of silk cord with a metal tag. Lined with canvas. Pair of women's leather half-boots, Great Britain, 1815-1820 These elegant half-boots for women have a low, stacked heel and rounded toe. Made of kid leather, they are laced up the front and trimmed with a silk rosette. This is the type of footwear worn by genteel women at the time of Jane Austen (1775-1817).