Man's Boots

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Edward Payson Jones II (American, 1900 - 1981)

ShoemakerMade by Unknown

Date1917-1918

MediumMachine-stitched leather, with metal eyelets, cotton shoestring with plastic (?) tips, and metal tacks

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 10 7/8in. (17.1 x 10.5 x 27.6cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Roderick Bissell Jones

Object number1963.73.3.11a,b

DescriptionThick leather open-tab boots, with boxed round toe and low stacked heel. The boots are laced through seven pairs of metal eyelets with a plaited brown cotton shoestring with plastic (?) tips, backed with a leather tongue. The seaming of the boots is reinforced with double or triple rows of stitching. The welted sole is pegged in the center; the heel is reinforced with metal tacks. The center back seam of the boots is covered with a reinforcing strip of leather. A leather backing also reinforces the eyelet edges. The boots are unlined. The soles are shaped for the right and left foot.

Status

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