Woman's Overshoes
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1840-1845
MediumMolded rubber and cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width): 8 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (22.2 x 5.7 x 7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Rockwell Gardiner
DescriptionMolded rubber shoes with a slit vamp; to either side of the slit are punched two pairs of eyelets for a tie. The toe is square and the sole is flat. The shoe is lined with a heavily napped, twilled, brown cotton, which is seamed down the middle. The rubber is embossed with lines to imitate seaming. The sole is not separate; it is molded one with the upper. The backs of the shoes are punched with holes, threaded with the remnants of brown string.
Object number1963.33.1a,b
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