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GUSN-53532
Ivory silk satin; cream binding; no trim; side lacing with ivory silk laces; rounded square toe; center front and center back seam; sole has narrow waist; no heel.
boots
footwear
stitching
leather
linen (material)
satin
silk (textile)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Satin
Linen
Leather
Hand Stitched
Wedding
BOOT
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 This side laced wedding boot was worn by Emma R. Chamberlain when she married J. Henry Bennet in 1863. Although higher heels were becoming more fashionable by the 1860s, wedding footwear retained flat soles.
Unknown
1943.456
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