Man's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1840-1845
MediumHand-stitched leather with cotton lining and silk tape binding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 3/8 x 3 x 10 1/4in. (6 x 7.6 x 26cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Martha R. Lambert
DescriptionShiny tan-colored leather, embossed with a pattern of diagonal parallel lines, so that it resembles a twilled cloth. The toes are square and the soles are flat. The shoes are a slit-vamp style, except that the side seams are very far forward, in front of the throatline, so that the quarters are L-shaped to accomodate the slit on top of the shoe. Five pairs of eyelets are punched along the slit. The remnants of a brown silk ribbon are in the first few holes. The upper is lined with white twill-woven cotton fabric, and bound with light green silk ribbon. The shoes are straight.
Object number1979.68.221a,b
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