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Boots

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1825-1875

GUSN

GUSN-25187

Description

Black leather boots w/ mid-length cylindrical body or calves w/ two side seams and a second horizontal frontal seam. Slightly shaped at top w/ woven cotton twill tabs to pull boots on. Appear to be a machine stitched. Heavy soles w/ cut nails.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boots
footwear
cotton (textile)
leather
Leather
Cotton
BOOT

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

13 x 11.75 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.245AB

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