Boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Boots

Entry/Object ID

G2006.126.1a-b

Description

Pair of men's Wellington boots of brown and black leather, lined with white leather. Pull straps of off-white and blue cotton twill tape. Shaft is brown leather; vamp and quarter are stiffer black leather, shaped with a peaked "tongue" that is carried over the brown leather at center front. Squared toe; stacked heel on curve-lasted sole, thickened and stained black at the edge under instep, and with small nails hammered into heel along outer edge. "Robt Slater Esq" written on lining. Machine sewn.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Male, Footwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Boots

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Leather

Color

Black, Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1870

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Slater, Robert

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