Girl's Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Marie Christine Battalino
American, 1930 - 2024
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1935
MediumMachine-stitched leather, with hemp and cotton wadding inner sole, and metal and mother of pearl button.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 4 5/8in. (4.8 x 5.7 x 11.7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Marie Peichert
DescriptionWhite leather toddler's shoes, with a T-strap which fastens on the outside of the foot below the ankle with a white mother of pearl metal shank button. The vamp is mocassin-stitched, with the edges of the leather cut with small scallops to imitate the effect of hand-done blanket stitching. The top of the shoe is cut with five narrow, pointed scallops, in a semicircular arrangement. The heel stiffener is brown leather. The upper is unlined. The inner sole is coarsely woven hemp, with white cotton wadding over it. The sock linings are missing. The soles are shaped for the right and left feet.
Object number1995.115.11a,b
MarkingsStamped on the bottom of each shoe, at the waist of the sole: "IDEAL / COMBINATION / LAST 66".Subject Terms
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