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A pair of red leather children's shoes with pink laces, leather soles, white linen lining, and spring heels. Retailer's label on shoe interior [see Inscriptions].
shoes (footwear)
footwear
leather
linen (material)
Shoe
Shoe
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 Red was a popular color for children's shoes in the nineteenth century. Children were frequently shown wearing them in portraits of the period.
Printed label on inner sole of A only: 1) ""WARRANTED SHOES, Made particularly for MARTIN CUSHING, No.38, Marlboro St. At the sign of the Blue-Bell, BOSTON. Rips mended gratis."" 2) Sole stamped ""11"" (?)
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
1 1/2 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6300AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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