Man's Boots
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Edward Payson Jones II
American, 1900 - 1981
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Date1917-1918
MediumMachine-stitched leather and cotton, with metal eyelets and tacks
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 11 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8 x 28.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionBrown leather open tab boots, with boxed round toe and stacked heel. The boots lace through eight pairs of brown-painted metal eyelets, backed by a leather tongue. The shoe lace is plaited brown cotton, with metal tips. The boots are lined with brown twill-woven cotton. A double-woven tape loop is stitched to the inside of the center back seam to help pull on the boot. The heel is pegged with metal tacks. The welted sole is shaped for the right and left foot.
Object number1963.73.3.12a,b
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1900-1905
about 1895-1905
about 1905-1915
about 1875
about 1870-1880