Name/Title
Red Leather heeled shoes, early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1984.7.1Description
ACC. NO. 84.7.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: clothing
DATE OR PERIOD: Early 1900
OBJECT: Shoes, ladies
DESCRIPTION: Red leather shoes; has a stamped silver insignia of "F" in the heel of the right shoe. There is a serial number stamped inside of "36012606". Trimmed with a red silk bow.
Size: "36 O".
HISTORY OF OBJECT: Belonged to Mrs. Walter (Grace) Tibbitts. The Tibbitts settled in Alameda about 1896-97 and founded Barnes & Tibbitts, Ship Builders and Repairs. Mr. Tibbitts sold the firm in 1920 and it became General Engineering & Drydock Company.
ACQUIRED FROM: Mrs. Marion G. Tibbitts
DATE: March 7, 1984
