Shoes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoes

Entry/Object ID

2021.06.035a-b

Description

Pair of children's red leather ankle-strap shoes. Leather soles, inner and outer. Lined with red leather and ribbed cotton canvas. Mid-level vamp, cut rounded and bound with silk tape. Silk ribbon rosette on each toe. Round button on ankle strap, originally painted red, but one has worn away to reveal the black button beneath. Leather is soiled and some of the binding on the edging is worn.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1880