Woman's Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Goodsell family
American
ShoemakerMade by
Aux Trois Quartiers, Paris
French
Dateabout 1905
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched leather, rubber elastic with cotton, silk thread, metal beads and sequins, with leather-covered wooden heel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 9 7/8in. (11.1 x 7.3 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Percy H. Goodsell, Jr.
DescriptionBronze-colored leather "colonial" shoes, each with a tongue extending over the instep to the front of the ankle. The top of the shoe and the tongue are elegantly decorated with cut work, bound with light brown silk buttonhole stitching, and surrounded by bronze-colored beads and sequins. Gussets of brown elastic fabric are stitched on either side of the tongue. The vamp is narrow, with a pointed toe. The Louis heel is covered in matching bronze leather, with hand-stitching in white thread along the outer edge. The quarters are lined in brown leather; the vamp is lined with brown, glazed, plain-woven cotton. The sock lining is brown leather. The soles are shaped for the right and left foot.
Object number1961.64.52a,b
MarkingsThe sock lining is stamped in gold: "AUX TROIS QUARTIERS / PARIS / CHAUSSURES DE LUXE" with an emblem of an intertwined H and P on top of a griffin.The sole is stamped on the toe with "37 / 4"
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