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Shoe Bag

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900

GUSN

GUSN-13040

Description

Cream cotton printed with aubergine berries on tan pinstriped ground; berries arranged geometrically; large outer pocket with drawstring; inner pocket; stitched in center forming two pockets. Outer flap with linen loop and ties; gathered at bottom; self-fabric binding.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoe bags
accessories
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Bag, Carrying
Bag, Shoe
Bag, Shoe

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5329

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