Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G95.071

Description

Hand stitched man’s bootees, left and right. Very square flat toes, no upward curve. Slight heel. Straight patent leather toe cap; black twilled alpaca or prunella fronts and backs with elastic gussets, ankle high. Center front seam; no center back seam. Edges finished with black silk ribbon. Ring stamps on soles which are polished and embossed. Back lined with red kid; front with twilled white cotton; inner sole of coarse cotton. No marks.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Male, Shoes
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1865