Pair of Shoes

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Pair of Shoes

Entry/Object ID

2011.669.1-2

Description

A pair of cream-colored leather shoes with a small heel. There is a seam running horizontally across each shoe through the center.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Leather

Color

Cream, Brown, Tan

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1876

Time Period

19th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Location

Inside both shoes

Transcription

H / [swirly line]

Material/Technique

Pen, Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Slipper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shoe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

114

Number Type

Old Accession Number

Other Number

105

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.669.1

Height

4 in

Width

2-5/8 in

Length

9-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

For 2011.669.2

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Emily Scull Dinnin

Notes

Wore these slippers to graduation in January, 1876, in Philadelphia

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Elizabeth B. Smith

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Apr 13, 1971