Man's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Edward Payson Jones II
American, 1900 - 1981
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Date1917-1918
MediumMachine-stitched leather, with metal eyelets, cotton shoestring with plastic (?) tips, and metal tacks
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 10 7/8in. (17.1 x 10.5 x 27.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionThick leather open-tab boots, with boxed round toe and low stacked heel. The boots are laced through seven pairs of metal eyelets with a plaited brown cotton shoestring with plastic (?) tips, backed with a leather tongue. The seaming of the boots is reinforced with double or triple rows of stitching. The welted sole is pegged in the center; the heel is reinforced with metal tacks. The center back seam of the boots is covered with a reinforcing strip of leather. A leather backing also reinforces the eyelet edges. The boots are unlined. The soles are shaped for the right and left foot.
Object number1963.73.3.11a-b
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