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1860-1870
GUSN-926
White corded silk ankle boots (A = right. B = left); side lacing with handstitched eyes and original cream silk laces; white satin covered heel; heel has 6 brass nails; toe is squared; tan leather sole with one pin hole at toe; lined with linen.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
cord (fiber product)
stitching
leather
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Boot
Women's clothing
Silk
Linen
Leather
Corded
Hand Stitched
Boot
1. Embossed on sole ""B"" - ""P"" 2. Handwritten in ink in lining - ""18227"" (or 10227)
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5481AB
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