Girl's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Marie Christine Battalino
American, 1930 - 2024
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1935
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with metal eyelets, and cotton shoelaces with metal tips
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 4 3/4in. (7.3 x 5.4 x 12.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Marie Peichert
DescriptionShiny black leather toddler's boots, with an open tab front lacing. The toes are a broad, rounded square and the sole is flat. The center front closes with a black cotton shoestring laced through five pairs of enameled black metal eyelets, backed by a black leather tongue. The top edge of the boot is lined with black cotton sateen; the rest of the upper is lined with white twill-woven cotton. The sock lining is white faux leather. The soles are shaped for the right and left feet.
Object number1995.115.10a,b
MarkingsWritten in ink on the lining: "[indecipherable] 9967"On View
Not on view
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