Woman's Wedding Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Carrie Augusta Lincoln
American, born 1849
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Date1874
MediumMachine-stitched leather, with leather-covered wooden heels and buttons, and white twill cotton lining
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 8 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (21 x 6.4 x 24.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineProbably donated by Ada Louise Taylor or Caroline Taylor
DescriptionWhite kid leather buttoned boots. The button fly and boot top edge are scalloped. The boot buttons to the outside of the foot, with twelve self-covered, domed, shank buttons. The toes are a rounded square, and the knock-on heel is about three-quarters of an inch high. The top of the boot is lined with matching white leather, and the rest of the boot is lined with white twill-woven glazed cotton. The soles are made for right and left feet. The top piece of the heel is nailed on.
Object number1960.126.2a,b
MarkingsWritten in brown ink inside each boot: "4 1/2" over indecipherable squiggles.Subject Terms
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