Woman's Shoes
ShoemakerMade by
Simmons Company
American
Date1917-1920
MediumMachine-stitched leather, silk, and cotton, with sik-covered wooden heel, metal eyelets, metal tacks and screws
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 10 1/4in. (13.3 x 7 x 26cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ursula Korzenik
DescriptionClosed-tab women's shoes, with brown leather vamp and brown satin quarters. The shoes close with a brown cotton shoe string tipped in metal, laced through five pairs of metal eyelets, and backed by a leather tongue bound in tan twill-woven cotton tape. The toes are very pointed, and the Louis heel is two inches high. The quarters are lined with brown leather, and the vamp is lined with white twill-woven cotton. The soles are shaped for the right and left foot, with a strong swing and long, narrow waist.
Object number1987.190.0a,b
MarkingsStamped in gold on the sock lining of the right shoe: (within a rectangle) "SIMMONS CO. / - HARTFORD - "Subject Terms
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