Pair of white silk shoes, each slightly pointed, with a white bow in front. The wooden heels are approximately one inch high. Both shoes have a strap across the top; there is a white button on the strap on the left shoe. Both of the shoes are lined with white leather, and have seams below the straps.
shoes (footwear)
silk (textile)
leather
wood (plant material)
Shoe
"Scheurer & Co." (stamped)
Unknown
Gift of Katharine Richardson
2002.29.37AB
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