Shoe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

VC.89.2 a-b

Description

Pair of leather baby shoes with blue leather upper edged with lighter blue ribbon, hand stitched: leather ankle straps have blue ribbon extensions; ribbon-edged slit towards toe, finished with small ribbon bow; holes on either side of top of slit for ties, no longer extant; linen lining inside shoe stitched to the upper, and glued to a stiffened for the inner sole; leather sole, glued to bottom has three impressed circles.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Linen, Leather, ribbon

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.89.1 A-B
VC.89.2 A-B
VC.89.2

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Left

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (4.8 x 11.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Right

Width

1-7/8 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (4.8 x 11.4 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Excellent. Color is slightly faded, and leather has collapsed on top of itself, both normal from age. Ties are missing. Gauge to sole of VC.89.2b around center. The shoes appear to have been subjected to minimal use-- no wear to the sole.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

No worksheet or card file found 11/21/00 EHG

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13A

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial