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Shoes 2015-632
Shoe
Shoes 2015-632

Shoe

Date1850-1870
MediumLeather (Exterior); Linen (Lining); Flax (Display Cord); Silk (Ties)
DimensionsLength: 6 1/2"; Width: 2"; Height: 2 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors
Object number1971-1538,1
DescriptionChild's shoe of red leather edged with dark blue painted leather piping, likely ready-made in a shop. Shoe is made with high instep with a hole punched in either side for a lace tie.Ties are pulled through holes although they are likely not original to the shoe. Leather soles are made flat with no heels and are made as "straights" with no intended distinction between right and left. The shoe is lined with linen. Both shoes of the pair are joined by string for original display in shop, indicating their lack of use.

Construction History:
1. 1850-1870: Initial Construction
2. Unknown Date: Ties added to lace holes.
Label TextThis pair of child's shoes has never been worn. The shoes are still tethered with an original cord attached at the counters for display in a shop and to keep the pair together prior to sale.
ProvenanceEx Coll. Miss Mabel Osborne
Shoes 2015-632
1850-1870
DS1998-0483
Shown: 1992-99,1 and 1992-99,2
1760-1775
1993-126,1&2, Shoes
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
Record
CA 1816
Record
Ca. 1816
1993-126,1&2, Shoes
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
DS1985-1376
Shown:1985-235,1-2
1730-1750
DS1985-1388
1785-1795
DS1985-1342
Shown:1985-226,1-2
Ca. 1610
1993-336, Stays
1760-1775
1953-980, Purse
1680-1700
Shoes 1953-318,1&2
1730-1750