Woman's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Leila B. Griswold
(American, born 1858)
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumMachine-stitched silk, cotton, and leather, with silk-covered wood heels and brass tips on silk laces
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 9 x 2 1/4 x 9 1/8in. (22.9 x 5.7 x 23.2cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Miss Adele R. Hough
Object number1963.36.3a,b
DescriptionLight blue, silk satin women's side-lacing boots with scalloped top edge. The toes are a rounded square, and the soles are made for right and left. The knock-on heel is in a Louis shape. The upper is seamed at center front, center back, and on the lacing side; it is lined with twill-woven white cotton fabric. The sock lining is white leather. A white silk plaited tape with brass tips is laced through fourteen pairs of eyelets on the inside of the ankle. A tongue of the blue silk backs the lacing.
Status
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