Woman's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Mary MacD. Welling
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1914
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton; wooden heel covered with leather, with aluminum disk inserted above the top piece; plaited cotton shoe lace with steel tips
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 11 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (28.3 x 7.3 x 26cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Miss Mary MacD. Welling (Mrs. F. W. Gowdy)
DescriptionWhole-foxed, front-lacing women's boots, with narrow pointed toes and high Louis heel. The foxing is brown, and the top is light beige. The lacing is cream-colored cotton with steel tips, laced through 18 pairs of eyelets, backed by a beige leather tongue. The boots are lined in white twill-woven cotton. The soles are continuous and made for right and left feet. A metal disk is inserted above the top piece of the heel.
Object number1958.46.0a,b
NotesHistorical Note: Miss Mary MacD. Welling (Mrs. F. W. Gowdy) purchased and wore these boots in New Jersey in 1914.Subject Terms
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