Infant's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1835-1845
MediumHand-stitched leather and cotton, with cardboard sock lining
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 4.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Cynthia Baldwin-Thanos
DescriptionTurquoise-colored leather infant shoes. The front is slit for one inch, and each side of the slit is punched with two holes for lacing. The shoes are seamed at the sides only; these side seams come up from the middle of the shoe to between the eyelets, slanting forward slightly. The throatline and slit edges are edged with buff-colored leather. The toes are a broad, rounded square and there is no heel. The straight soles are brown leather. The uppers are lined with plain-woven white cotton. The sock linings (or innersoles) are white cardboard.
Object number1988.7.16a,b
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