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Yellow leather w/ black polka dots.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
stitching
leather
Women's clothing
Leather
Hand Stitched
SHOES
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 At the turn of the eighteenth century, colored leather with dynamic painted patterns replaced silk brocade for the uppers of women's shoes. Although the pointed toes evident in this pair of shoes fell out of fashion around 1805, their low heels foretell the penchant for flat soles, which persisted through the next half century.
Handwritten on lining: ""Worn by Sarah Smith in Boston 1765"" And in other shoe: ""Prunella Shoes""
1934.1151A-B
Unknown
Estate of Miss Caroline M. Smith
1934.1151AB
Massachusetts (United States)
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