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GUSN-40159
Ivory silk satin (discolored); ivory silk binding; no trim; side lacing with cream silk shoe laces; rounded square toe; sole has narrow waist; 1 1/4" heel covered all around with self-fabric; linen lining.
boots
footwear
stitching
leather
linen (material)
satin
silk (textile)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Satin
Linen
Leather
Hand Stitched
Wedding
BOOTS
1) Shoe (b) printed on paper label: ""VIALT ESTE/ PARIS No. 17, Rue de la Paix/ Fournisseur Brevete de S.M. L'Imperatrice des Francais/ THIERRY + SONS/ Regent Street, 278/ LONDON"" 2) Both shoes illegible handwriting- probably size. 3) Both shoes stamped on sole ""K"" 4) Both shoes handwritten on sole "" 5 1/2 66221"" 5) Shoe (a) handwriting on sole ""Mfs. Thaxter/ 611...... (?)""
Unknown
Paris, France; London, England
Gift of Miss Grace Gilbert
1939.114AB
Title Fan & Box Accession Number 1939.116A-C
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