Shoe
DateMid-nineteenth century
MediumCotton quilted with cotton thread in running stitch through cotton batting and backing.
DimensionsOL: 4 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-62,1
DescriptionBaby's shoes of off-white cotton tabby, quilted with running stitches to cotton back, with cotton batting, using cotton quilting thread. Laced over instep with six eyelets (3 on each side.)Construction History:
1. Mid-Nineteenth Century: Initial construction
2. March 15, 1954: Cleaning, repairing, restoring by Ernest LoNano for Margaret Hunter Shop.
ProvenanceEx. Coll. Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; Ginsburg & Levy.
