SHOES

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-31487

Description

White kid leather; bound with cream silk & cotton tape; trimmed with white kid bow; narrow elastic ties; rounded square toe; square throat; 3" vamp; center back seam; narrow waist; low 1-3/4" heel covered with white kid; lined with cream leather & linen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
textiles
elasticity
leather
linen (material)
stitching
machine-made
weddings
Women's clothing
Leather
Linen
Hand Stitched
Elastic
Wedding
SHOES

Inscription

Handwritten on soles of both shoes: ""[illegible - somes #'s, some letters])

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Hattie Elliott Johnson

Accession Number

1927.783AB

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