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Pair of shoes

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1795-1805

GUSN

GUSN-3396

Description

Each shoe in this pair is made from light blue kid leather lined in pink, with pink binding and a triangular pink tongue. The toe comes to a sharp point. One shoe is labeled on the interior heel (See Inscriptions).

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
stitching
kidskin
leather
silk (textile)
Women's clothing
Kid
Leather
Silk
Hand Stitched
Shoe

Inscription

"Warranted/and made by Wilbur Mason/for Thomas Kinnicutt/Rehoboth, Mafs"

Additional Identification Number

1918.934A,B

Maker

Mason, Wilbur (Maker)
Kinnicutt, Thomas

Accession Number

1918.934AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Rehoboth (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Probably

Related Items

Title Dress Accession Number 1918.935

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