Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G2010.070.1-2

Description

Child's black patent leather ankle strap shoes with box. Shoes (1) - brass button; straight last; no heel; rounded square toes; round throat; edged bound with black silk; PW brown cotton sock; black crinkled silk ribbon rosettes. Box (2) - Late 19th century box labeled "The Parisian" which looks to have been appropriate for a man's cravat; covered with green paper printed with tiny Mannerist motifs in gold, the title is printed in maroon Romanesque script diagonally.

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

Fabric

Silk, Cotton

Material

Leather, Brass

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1875

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American