Woman's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Town and Country
Dateabout 1960
MediumMachine-stitched leather, nylon thread and other synthetic fibers; leather-covered steel heel; plastic top piece
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 3 x 11 1/8in. (14 x 7.6 x 28.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Robert Grant Irving
DescriptionStiletto-heeled pumps, made with pieced stripes of woven synthetic material resembling straw in a natural color, alternating with yellow, orange, and green. The toes are pointed. A one-inch opening in the vamp from the throatline is faced with beige leather and punched with two pairs of eyelets, which are laced with a narrow strip of ecru vinyl. The throatline is bound with the beige leather. The quarters are lined with light gray suede; the vamp is lined with smooth gray leather. The sock lining is gray leather. The sole is light brown leather.
Object number1994.207.3a,b
MarkingsThe sock lining of the right shoe has a woven tape label stitched on it, which reads: "Town & Country* / Shoes / *T.M. Reg."On View
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