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Woman's Shoes

ShoemakerMade by Dooney & Bourke American, founded 1975
Date1996
MediumMachine-stitched leather, with rubber sole
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (8.9 x 8.9 x 26cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dooney & Bourke
DescriptionWomen's open tab syle boat shoes, with a dark blue leather upper and wide, brown leather binding of the throatline extending into tabs over the instep. The tabs have two pairs of metal eyelets, laced with a leather strip. The shoe is stitched with a seam around the top of the foot, like a moccasin. The top piece extends into a tongue under the lacing. The shoe is unlined. The sock lining is brown leather. The sole is white rubber, molded with a very low heel.
Object number1996.91.0a,b
MarkingsEmbossed on the sock lining, in an oval surrounding a design of a duck: "DOONE & BOURKE / ALL-WEATHER LEATHER". This same design appears as a piece of stamped leather, stitched to the outside of the tab on each shoe.

The inside of each shoe is printed in silver: "LEA.UPPER / BAL. MAN-MADE / 7 1/2 M" and "97881".
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