Shoe
Date1760-1770
OriginAmerica or England
MediumSueded leather (Exterior); Striped Linen (Lining); Leather (Insole, Outsole, and Interior Back of Shoe); Metal (Silver-colored buckles)
DimensionsLength: 6 3/4"; Width: 3 3/4"; Height: 2 3/8"; Heel Ht: 1 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-1043,1
DescriptionOne of a pair of small buckle shoes of sueded brown leather (possibly once black), bound on all edges with the same leather. Oval toe and shaped latchets that end in a point for buckling over squared tongue with rounded corners. Lined with leather and blue-and-white striped linen. Shoes are made as straights, with 1 3/4-inch high leather-covered shaped heel and white leather rand. Closing marks on soles in the shape of small "sun-bursts". Oval silver-colored buckles fastened to flaps were originally knee buckles, and not original to the shoes. Construction History
1. 1760-1785: Initially Constructed
2. Silver-colored buckles added later
