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Black rayon velvet shoes with a round toe and round throat. There is a 2" vamp; 3-5/8" heel covered with rhinestones and silvered plastic.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
leather
stitching
machine-made
rayon
rhinestone
velvet (fabric weave)
Shoe
Shoe
For fifty-one years before its closing in 1996, Charles Sumner sold fine women's apparel at its prime location on the most fashionable street. The rhinestone-encrusted heels of these shoes indicate they were meant to be worn for formal occassions.
1. Embossed on lining of shoe (A): ""Urbanites/ By James Kean"" 2. Embossed on lining of shoe (B): ""Charles Sumner/ SIXTEEN NEWBURY STREET/ BOSTON"" 3. Embossed on both shoes: ""6-1/2 a/ 8356/ 44738P(?)"" & ""FENWAY LAST"".
1990.50A-B
Charles Sumner (Retailer)
Boston, MA, USA
6 x 3 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Sara G. Withington
1990.50AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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