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1865-1875
GUSN-54485
White kid; bound w/ cream silk & cotton tape; trimmed w/ large ivory satin bow w/ same ribbon used as ties; original elastic ties were stitched on closer to throat (see fragments on lining). New ties are stitched at side seam; rounded square toe; square throat; 3-1/4" vamp; center back seam; narrow waist; 1-1/8" heel covered w/ white kid; cream leather & linen lining.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
leather
linen (material)
stitching
machine-made
silk (textile)
Women's clothing
Leather
Silk
Linen
Hand Stitched
SHOES
Handwritten on lining of shoe (B): ""B/3-1/2""
1946.792A-B
Unknown
1946.792AB
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