Woman's Boots

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Caroline Hinman Parker Chubb American

ShoemakerMade by The Gokey Company American

Dateearly 20th Century

MediumMachine-stitched leather, with steel cleats and buckles

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 15 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 10 1/2in. (38.7 x 9.2 x 26.7cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of George W. Cheney, Jr.

DescriptionHeavy leather boots with straps and buckles for adjusting the fit at the top, and across the front of the ankle. The boots are high, probably reaching to just below the knee. The soles and stacked heel are studded with square steel cleats. The boot has a welted seam around the top of the foot ("mocassin seam"); the toe shape is a broad oval. A leather loop at the center back of each boot assists the wearer in pulling it on.

Object number1974.6.65a,b

MarkingsWoven silk label stitched inside at the top front: "GOKEY'S BOOTE SAUVAGE/ MANUFACTURED BY/ the Gokey Company/ ST. PAUL, MINN."NotesHistorical Notes: Caroline Hinman Parker Chubb wore these boots to hunt rattlesnakes in Georgia.

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