Skip to main content

Girl's Boots

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Judith Anne Blakelock American, born 1992
Date1996
MediumMachine-stitched faux leather, vinyl, synthetic fleece, plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 8 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 3 1/4in. (21.3 x 22.2 x 8.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Blakelock
DescriptionGirl's snow boots of white faux leather, decorated with a purple border around the foot, and a purple "strap" across the foot, simulating a strapped shoe. The front of the boot leg is decorated with a magenta shield with a purple heart shape in the center. Set into the heart is a clear plastic bubble covering a little plastic doll with blonde hair and a green dress. Behind the doll is a picture of a snowman. The back panel of the boot leg is printed with hearts and dots in magenta, purple, and turquoise. The boot closes with a white zipper on the side. The boot is thickly wadded and lined with white fleece. The sole is thick white plastic with a magenta stripe around the outside and across the waistline.
Object number2000.139.0a-b
MarkingsPrinted on the back of the heel within a yellow oval: "Polly / Pocket [and a heart]".
A printed label stitched into the side seam reads: "SIZE: 11/12 / STOCK NO: 25705 / ALL MAN MADE / MATERIALS / MADE IN CHINA" and on the reverse of this tag: "POLLY POCKET / [copyright] 1996 / Bluebird Toys (UK) Ltd. / Under License From / Origin Products Ltd."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Girls Shoes and Original Box
    Judith Anne Blakelock
    1995
    Woman's Boots
    Laura G. Crocker
    1941-1945
    Woman's Boots
    Florence
    about 1975-1985
    Woman's Rompers
    Elizabeth Blakelock
    1990
    Gift of Marcella R. Putnam, 1959.60.26-.29 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Adabelle Canney Lyon
    Woman's Boots
    Elizabeth Blakelock
    1981
    Woman's Boots
    Cynthia Mary Holden
    1964-1967
    Inventory photograph, 2020.61.21, Gift of Mardon Walker, Connecticut Historical Society
    Mardon Walker
    Gift of Marion M. Foskett, 1999.43.3a  © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    George Gilbert Shepard
    1918
    Inventory photograph
    Christopher Battalino
    about 1935
    1945.1.1394.2a,b
    Unknown
    about 1815-1830
    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Talcott Stanley, 1981.133.5a-b  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The …
    G. Fox and Co.
    1950-1955