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A pair of pink high top boots with eight buttons, white cloth lining, and a stacked heel.
boots
leather
linen (material)
stitching
silk (textile)
Boot
Boot
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 Button boots made of leather or cloth were worn by women, men, and children in the second half of the nineteenth century. This pair of girls' butoon boots was worn by the donor's mother, Elixa Hussey Goodwin, who was born in 1841.
Unknown
6 5/8 (H) (inches)
Gift of Albert C. Frothingham
1961.11AB
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