Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G2000.064

Description

Heavy brown leather ankle high shoes lined with heavily sized plain weave cotton. Very square toes Center opening with no tongue. Edges bound with white kid. A pair of punched holes at base of opening but there are no others. Newly applied heavy soles. Pegged soles stamped “10.” Small stack heel. Illegible pencil marking inside top of one. The pegs come up into the inside so they must have been uncomfortable to wear.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Lining

Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1865

Lexicon

Search Terms

shoe, ankle high, leather, straights, kid, pegged sole