Woman's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Sorosis
Original OwnerPossibly originally owned by
Matilda Louise Birnstill
American, 1872 - 1945
Original OwnerPossibly originally owned by
Eleanor Clara Neumann
American, 1898 - 1992
Date1925-1930
MediumMachine-stitched silk, leather, and cotton, with metal tacks
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 1/8 x 3 x 10 5/8in. (10.5 x 7.6 x 27cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Jane Eleanor Hofer Kettendorf
DescriptionBlack satin shoes, with oval toes and 1 1/2-inch-high knock-on heels. The shoes are styled with a long vamp and a non-functioning strap, resulting in a small, oval opening over the instep. The strap is decorated with a black grosgrain ribbon bow, centered with a woven black leather band. The quarters extend around the oval opening in a narrow border like two overlapping curved fingers at center front. The quarters are lined with tan leather; the vamp is lined with white twill-woven cotton. The sock linings are tan leather. The soles are shaped for the right and left foot.
Object number1994.59.35a,b
MarkingsStamped in gold on each sock lining: "SOROSIS/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE". Stamped in black on lining of both shoes: "612626819/NE7491".Subject Terms
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