Pair of Boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Pair of Boots

Entry/Object ID

2011.48.1.A-B

Description

A pair of brown leather, high-top boots. The toes are pointed, and there are brown laces on the front, extending from the toe box up to the top of the boots. The top of the boots are scooped in the center, and there is an embroidered diamond-shaped detail at the top, and an embroidered detailed line across the toe box.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Boots

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Leather

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Burrows Shoe Co. Inc.

Time Period

19th Century, 20th Century

Notes

Unable to date these specific boots, but most likely from the late 1800s/early 1900s.

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Inside 2011.48.1.A, at the top

Transcription

BURROWS SHOE CO. INC. / ROCHESTER N.Y.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Boot

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

115

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Length

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for both boots.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Exhibition

The Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories - Phase 2