Woman's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by a member of the
Treat family
American
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched cotton, leather, silk, steel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 9 3/4in. (15.9 x 7 x 24.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Marian E. Gaston
DescriptionCream-colored cotton sateen, ankle-length, side-lacing boots. The toes are a rounded square and the soles are flat. The toes are decorated with pleated silk ribbon worked in a spiral to form a rosette. The uppers are lined with white twill-woven cotton fabric; the sock lining is also a white twill-woven cotton fabric. The side lacing is faced with a separate tongue. The soles had been altered by adding a heel; puncture marks from the pegging remain, and the sock lining is augmented with a patch of leather and felt in the heel area. These heels were removed before the boots entered the CHS collection.
Object number1993.24.2a,b
MarkingsHand-written in brown ink inside boot, near top: "4 / -" [underlined].Subject Terms
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