A pair of white shoes bound with cream silk tape and accented with a purple velvet bow. Shoes have narrow elastic ties, rounded square toes, and a one inch wooden heel.
shoes (footwear)
textiles
stitching
leather
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Shoe
Shoe
1. Handwritten on lining of shoe (A): ""gauche"" 2. Handwritten on lining of shoe (B): ""droit"" 3. Stamped on soles of both shoes: ""4-1/2 / 5/m""
1931.1205A-B
Unknown
France
2 1/2 x 2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Reuben Wing Howes
1931.1205AB
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