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Shoe

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-23343

Description

Single off-white silk shoe w/ floral embroidery on toe, one bunch of flowers. Fabric bunched to form decorative ball on top of foot. Slight heel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
silk (textile)
floral patterns
Silk
Floral
SHOE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 2.5 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1530

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