Child's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Bidwell family
(American)
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895-1905
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with metal eyelets and shoestring of cotton cord with metal tips
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2in. (12.4 x 7.9 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell
Object number1957.18.29a,b
DescriptionWhite leather toddler's boots, with a closed tab front lacing. A white cotton cord with metal tips laces through five pairs of metal eyelets; there is no tongue. The boots are about ankle-height; the quarters are outlined with machine-stitching imitating a featherstitch. The toes are round and the tan leather soles are flat and straight. The top edge is lined with white cotton sateen; the eyelet edges are lined with matching white leather. The sock lining is plain-woven white cotton.
Status
Not on view
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