fbpx

Shoes

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-52941

Description

A pair of black leather children's shoes with small rosettes, black laces, grosgrain edging, and flat leather soles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoes (footwear)
cotton (textile)
stitching
leather
Shoe
Shoe

Inscription

Handwritten in ink on lining: ""9 1/2(?)""

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 1/2 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Spelman

Accession Number

1942.256AB

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].