Woman's Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Maude Jeannette Purvis
ShoemakerMade by
Harry Fleischer's
(American)
Dateabout 1970
MediumMachine-stitched patent leather, suede, smooth grain leather, machine-knitted synthetic fiber, gold-tone metal, leather-covered wooden (?) heel, and metal tacks
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 x 3 x 10 5/8in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 27cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Robert Grant Irving
Object number1994.207.5a,b
DescriptionBlack patent leather slip-on shoes with an alligator grain. The toes are oval, and the knock-on heel is 1 1/2 inches high. The vamp is styled with a broad but short, rounded tongue extending over the top of the throatline. Mounted at the base of the tongue is a gold-tone metal non-functioning buckle, held at either end within a loop of the black patent leather. The shoes have a faux seam up the center front of the vamp. The quarters are lined with light gray suede; the vamp is lined with a black synthetic knit fabric. The heel is covered with the faux alligator grain patent leather; the top piece is black rubber or nylon, held on with metal tacks.
Status
Not on view
late 1890s
