Name/Title
ShoeEntry/Object ID
G2006.144Description
Shoes or slippers, slip heels, straights with ring stamps. Upper is light lavender gray wool satin, or bombazine. Quite high vamp. Lined in back with beige kid over the rough linen seen in the rest of the shoe. Edges bound with matching silk ribbon, also used for simple double bow at throat. No back seam. Soles have very narrow waist, elongated oval toe and rounded heel. No ties. Paper label: “Joseph Hawes, No. 20, Newbury-Street, Boston (Next door to the Lamb Tavern) Rips mended gratisCollection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
shoes, slippers, straights, gray wool, bombazine
