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Woman's Shoe
Woman's Shoe

Woman's Shoe

Dateabout 1770-1780
MediumHand-stitched silk, embroidered with metallic sequins, with silk-covered wooden heel, and leather sole
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 x 3 x 9in. (12.7 x 7.6 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionShoes with a vamp made of cream-colored silk with a woven pattern of dots, and quarters made of similarly colored satin. The slightly pointed oval toe is embroidered with metallic sequins, now darkened, but originally a golden color. The shoes have a slender Louis heel, with a continuous leather sole extending down the front of the heel. The tongue is pointed, and the latchets crossing the instep would have been held by a buckle. The silk is lined with plain-woven linen, and is bound with silk tape. The shoes are straight.
Object number1950.31.0
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Not on view
Woman's Shoe
Unknown
about 1770-1775
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about 1780-1785
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about 1770-1785
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about 1905
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about 1815-1820
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about 1920
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John A. Wolfe
about 1775-1785
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Mary Simpkins
about 1773
Museum purchase, 1986.157.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Not Determined
Caroline Watrous
about 1815
Gift of Captain Charles J. Fuller, 1897.8.0  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1862