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Shoe

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-23404

Description

Girls' pair of white leather shoes, square toe. Slight wooden heel w/ nail heads visible. Cotton strap across top--very long strap (poss. to go around ankle?).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
cotton (textile)
leather
wood (plant material)
Girls' clothing
Cotton
SHOE

Inscription

Adhesive inside shoe 1998.1590A: ""Theo H. Bell/ 153 Washington St./ Boston/ opp. the `Old South'""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Theo H. Bell

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 x 2 x 8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1590AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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