Woman's Shoes
Dateabout 1920
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with a stiff sole lining (possibly leather)
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width across ball of foot x depth): 2 x 3 1/8 x 9 7/8in. (5.1 x 7.9 x 25.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Jean B. Rowley
DescriptionBlack cotton sateen trimmed with white bias tape, flat shoes. Two straps cross the top of the foot and button at the back of the shoe. A stiff sole lining (possibly leather) is covered on the botton with a plain-woven canvas, and edged with tan twill-woven tape. The shoe is lined with twill-woven cotton around the sides and with plain-woven cotton on the bottom. The bottom of each shoe is stamped with the number "5." The bottom of the shoe has ground-in dirt and sand--evidence of its use at the beach as a bathing shoe.
Object number1959.72.20.2a,b
MarkingsThe number "5" is stamped on the bottom of each shoe.On View
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