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1768-1799
GUSN-47300
Brown; tongue and ankle straps cut out of leather upper; w/ holes for buttons; at heel--2 long leather straps sewn in place; brown sole w/ heel as separate piece; no lining; toe= pointed.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
stitching
leather
Children's clothing
Leather
Hand Stitched
SHOE
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 This single child's shoe became a family heirloom despite the loss of its outer sole and part of a strap. Its provenance was carefully documented by members of the Allen family as having belonged to Zeba Richards, who was born on February 14, 1786 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Unknown
1.5 (H) (inches)
Gift of Alice Allen Merrell, Charles Warren Allen, and Richard Lyman Allen
1966.53
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