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2021-20,1&2, Miniature Boots
Miniature Boots
2021-20,1&2, Miniature Boots

Miniature Boots

Date1740-1760
OriginEngland, Warrington
MediumLeather, wood, hemp
DimensionsHeight: 6.25 inches, Length of foot: 3.50 inches
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2021-20,1&2
DescriptionSmall toy or salesman’s miniature calvary or hunting boots. The boots are made identical to adult forms. The leather cuff is mock round closed, up the center front and around the top edge and whipped to the leg. The cuff not pulled straight up, probably rolled down slightly over the top of the leg, . The sole is welted onto the bottom of the boot. Each heel is covered with leather and held into place with a wooden peg. The boots are tired together and were stuffed with newspapers from Warrington, England dating to the 1950s.