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Shoes

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1905 ?-1915 ?

GUSN

GUSN-11943

Description

White satin; rounded point at toe; curved, covered heel; double rosette at toe of chiffon with satin centers; kid and canvas lining; leather sock and sole.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
canvas
chiffon
leather
stitching
machine-made
satin
silk (textile)
rosette (motif)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Leather
Coated Canvas
Satin
Chiffon
Hand Stitched
Rosette
Wedding
SHOE

Inscription

Stamped in gilt letters inside right sock: in rectangular frame ""JOHN WANAMAKER/ PHILA. & NEW YORK"" Illegible ink markings also inside both shoes.

Additional Identification Number

508

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Weston Historical Society

Accession Number

1993.285

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