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SHOES

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-45122

Description

White kid; no tape binding - only "piping" or topstitched; trimmed w/ beige corded silk bow w/ decorative pearls in center of bow; rounded toe; round throat. Short 2-1/8" vamp; center back seam; sole has narrow waist & is shaped for left & right foot; narrow darkened channel on sole; 1-1/2" heel covered w/ white kid; white kid & linen lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
footwear
leather
linen (material)
stitching
machine-made
silk (textile)
Women's clothing
Leather
Linen
Silk
Hand Stitched
SHOES

Inscription

1. Printed paper label - ""21 & 23 TEMPLE PLACE/ W.H. PEARSON & CO./ BOSTON/ $950"" 2. Handwritten on soles of both shoes: ""4/a/19""

Additional Identification Number

1950.166A-B

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1950.166AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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