Girl's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Marie Christine Battalino
(American)
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1935
MediumMachine-stitched leather with metal eyelets and faux leather (cardboard?) sock linings
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 5 1/2in. (5.7 x 6 x 14cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Marie Peichert
DescriptionPale aqua-green toddler's ankle-high boots, styled with open tab front lacing. A white cotton shoelace laces through four pairs of enamelled metal eyelets, backed by a leather tongue. The toes are broad and rounded. The soles are flat and shaped for the right and left feet. The leather is not lined, but is stitched for strengthing along the top edge and on either side of the eyelets. The sock lining is white faux leather (perhaps glossy cardboard).
Object number1995.115.12a,b
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