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Woman's Shoe Heel
Woman's Shoe Heel

Woman's Shoe Heel

MakerMade by Richard Adams American, died 1809
Date1780-1800
MediumHand-carved wood
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (lenght x height x width): 3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.5 x 3.5 x 5.7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHand-carved wooden heel form, in a low Louis shape.
Object number1985.166.0
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.12  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. Constance Adams
1948
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Unknown
about 1840-1850
Infant's Short Gown
Captain Eli Adams
1779
Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
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about 1960
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Unknown
about 1805-1815
Man's Clogs
Unknown
about 1793
Armchair
Lemuel Adams
1796
Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.7 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. Constance Adams
1975-1980
Cream Pitcher
Frances Caroline Adams
1855-1875
Gift of Paige Adams, 2005.171.1a,b  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2008 The Connecticut Histo…
Jeanne P. Adams
about 1969-1972
Sauce Tureen, Ladle, and Tray
William Adams & Sons
about 1835
Hand Puppet
Albert G. Walker
1858