Woman's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Bass
Dateabout 1975
MediumMachine-stitched leather, with rubber (?) sole, and cotton or synthetic fiber shoelace tipped in plastic, and metal grommets
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 10 7/8in. (8.6 x 9.5 x 27.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard Koopman
DescriptionOpen tab shoes, with a center front seam up the vamp, creating a ridge. The tabs are laced with a brown plaited cotton shoelace through two pairs of punched eyelets, backed with metal grommets. The center back seam is covered on the outside of the shoe with a funnel-shaped piece of matching leather. The shoe leather is finished only with a decorative line of topstitching; there is no lining and no binding. The upper of the shoe is stitched to the inner sole with the seam to the outside, giving a welted effect. The brown rubber sole is flat, except for a slight convex curvature in the heel area.
Object number1995.30.16a,b
MarkingsImpressed on the leather at the back of the shoe is "Bass".Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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