Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G94.036

Description

White kid, handmade. No heel. Slightly rounded pointed toe, low rounded vamp with 1” white silk ribbon rosette. Back and side seams. Inner sole lined with coarse white cotton; edges of opening finished with darker kid piping. No evidence of ties. Ring marks on heels and toes of soles. Stitched together at back with 3/2 mercerized thread. 9 3/4” long. Tiny cutout labels printed with “Miss Brewster” pasted on each sole. One labeled “Shoes, made and warranted by Samuel Brimblecombe - Lynn.” S"

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female, Shoes
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1805 - 1810