Shoes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Shoes

Entry/Object ID

SS.78.12 a-b

Description

Over the ankle brown silk shoes with flat leather soles: holes and tongue for lacing on the inner side (one retains original silk shoe lace tipped with brass); long, narrow and square toes; seams up the middle of the front and down the middle of the back; lined with linen; each has been darned in places with white thread.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

brass, Linen, Leather, thread, Silk

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1830 - 1850

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.78.12 A-B
SS.78.12

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Width

2-11/16 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 x 2 11/16 x 9 1/4 in. (10.2 x 6.8 x 23.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Silk on both shoes worn, especially at toes and around attachment to sole.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hoffman Family, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1978, but received before (1967).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial