Infant's Boots
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1880-1890
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with cardboard, enamelled ferrous metal buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 4 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 5/8in. (10.5 x 7.3 x 4.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Vincent Brown Coffin
DescriptionLight blue, soft leather, buttoned infant boots. The button fly is scalloped and lapped to the outside of the foot. The top line of the boot is also scalloped. The fly closes with four matching blue enamelled, dome-shaped metal shank buttons. The top of the boot is lined with soft white leather; the rest of the upper is lined with plain-woven white cotton. The sock lining is white cardboard. The sole is flat, and without differentiation for right and left.
Object number1971.67.21a,b
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