Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G2000.061

Description

Pink kid shoe, no heel, straight. Fairly wide square toe and no back seam. Fairly low vamp with extended tab. Lined with green silk which may be original. Nicely embroidered in brown and shaded green silk on toe of oak branch with acorns. Edges trimmed with thin ribbed pink silk ribbon with looped fringe edges and also used for horizontal rosette applied over layer of white net on vamp. Sole has inked “Droit” and remains of an illegible printed paper label. Scuffed on one side and also some moth holes. Thread edge of net coming loose. Colors still quite good.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Lining

Silk

Color

Pink

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Lexicon

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shoe, embroidered, kid, pink, heeless, straights