Woman's Wedding Boots

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Carrie Augusta Lincoln (American, born 1849)

ShoemakerMade by Unknown

Date1874

MediumMachine-stitched leather, with leather-covered wooden heels and buttons, and white twill cotton lining

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (21 x 6.4 x 24.1cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineProbably donated by Ada Louise Taylor or Caroline Taylor

Object number1960.126.2a,b

DescriptionWhite kid leather buttoned boots. The button fly and boot top edge are scalloped. The boot buttons to the outside of the foot, with twelve self-covered, domed, shank buttons. The toes are a rounded square, and the knock-on heel is about three-quarters of an inch high. The top of the boot is lined with matching white leather, and the rest of the boot is lined with white twill-woven glazed cotton. The soles are made for right and left feet. The top piece of the heel is nailed on.

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