Bathing Boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

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Name/Title

Bathing Boots

Entry/Object ID

G2013.018a-b

Description

Pair of bathing/swimming oxford-style boots of dark blue cotton sateen, lined with off-white cotton twill, and bound with black cotton twill. Lace down center front with black cotton laces through 14 pairs of metal eyelets. Trimmed with red cotton soutache braid along facings, vamp seam, and top of the heel. Pointed toe; flat, curved-last soles of coarse white cotton and rubber. Machine sewn.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female, Footwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Sateen

Material

Cotton

Lining

Cotton

Color

Blue

Made/Created

Date made

1915 - 1920

Time Period

20th Century