Infant's Shoes
Dateabout 1875
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with non-ferrous metal ornament and cardboard sock lining
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x length): 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4 3/4in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 12.1cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Eveline W. Brainerd
DescriptionWhite leather infant shoes, with rounded square toes and flat soles. The throatline is cut in scallops, each scallop punched with a round hole. The upper is punched with alternating diamonds and circles in a line circumscribing the foot. These shapes are outlined with decorative stitching. Mounted on top of the instep is a matching white leather bow-like ornament, the lower layer being scalloped and punched, and the upper layer being cut in three petals. At the center of the bow is mounted a metal ornament in the shape of a buckle. The upper is lined with white plain-woven cotton, which shows through the punchwork of the leather. An elastic cord is mounted at the back of the shoe through punched holes; the ends of the cord are secured by a dark metal ball. The sock lining is white cardboard. The soles are straight.
Object number1950.159.24a,b
MarkingsPrinted on the cardboard sock linings: "2".On View
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