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Shoes

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840

GUSN

GUSN-15516

Description

Black patent leather; tri-coleur (red, white and blue) rosette; elastic ties; brown tape trim; brown sole; white lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
cotton (textile)
stitching
leather
linen (material)
silk (textile)
holidays
patriotism
Children's clothing
Leather
Cotton
Linen
Silk
Hand Stitched
Holiday
Patriotism
SHOES

Label

Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 Like today, parents often dressed children in shoes that mirrored adult footwear.

Inscription

Handwritten on lining of B: Illegible--lining= ""16 1/2 8"" Sole--may be 1+5, 1+3 ? may not be a mark?

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.5 (H) (inches)

Accession Number

1944.802AB

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