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1860 C-1870 C
GUSN-3402
Dirty white kid leather bound with silk and cotton tape, trimmed with cream silk-satin bow. Rounded square toe. Sole has a narrow waist with darkened channel; 2 1/4" vamp, center back seam, low 1 3/4" heel covered with white kid. White cotton twill lining.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
cotton (textile)
kidskin
leather
stitching
machine-made
silk (textile)
Women's clothing
Cotton
Leather
Kid
Silk
Hand Stitched
SHOES
1. handwritten on the linings of both shoes ""4/3"" 2. Shoe A: handwritten in pencil on sole ""1860-1863"" 3. Shoe B: ""Worn by/ Harriet Appleton/ 1860-1863""
Unknown
Paris, France
1920.59AB
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