Infant's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870-1875
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with ferrous metal buckle
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 4 1/2in. (4.8 x 4.4 x 11.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Etta C. Chapman
DescriptionDark, shiny leather infant shoes, with a strap extending from the back of the quarters to fasten with a black enamelled metal shank button. The top of the throatline is W-shaped, with a matching leather bow centered by a rectangular metal buckle mounted at the base. The toe shape is a rounded square; there is no heel. The throatline and strap are bound with brown cotton tape. The upper is lined with white twill-woven cotton. The sock lining is white leather.
Object number1953.17.0a,b
MarkingsHand-written in pencil on the sock lining of shoe ".b": "Etta..." [rest is indecipherable--partly because it was marked over by original museum number].Subject Terms
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