Woman's Wedding Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Abigail Leverett
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1765-1770
MediumHand-stitched and pegged silk, linen, and leather
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 3/4 x 3 x 9 3/8in. (7 x 7.6 x 23.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Miss Huntington
DescriptionSilk brocade shoes, with the brocade pattern arranged so that a large red and pink rose appears on the vamp of each shoe and the latchets are white. The silk is lined with plain-woven linen and bound with dark green silk grosgrain tape. The tongue is wide and square; the latchets extend from dogleg seams on the sides. A white kid rand edges the forepart of the shoe between the vamp and the sole. The toe is oval. It is upturned a little awkwardly, because the original heel of the shoe, which would have been of the Louis style, was replaced with a flat piece of leather (which is pegged along the front edge) sometime in the early nineteenth century to update the shoe's fashion. The sock lining is white kid leather.
Object number1950.43.2a,b
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