These "extremely rare wooden 'trippen' " are a tiny fragment of the middle ages; they represent only a small detail of this period of fashion history. These wooden women's sandals were strapped over leather-soled stockings whenever the wearer ventured outside. Unfortunately it isn't always possible to discover how an object found its way to the museum collection as it opened its doors to the public as early as 1838, then under the name of Museum of Antiquities.