lady's shoes

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

lady's shoes

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.001 a-b

Description

Pair of off white-coloured leather nursing shoes that belonged to Ada Mingay. c.1915-1918. On the sole of each shoe are the numbers 1316 [ or 13/6] and some letters (unidentified). The shoes are six-eyelet lace-up, with beige laces with rusty metal aiglets, the toes are very pointed, with small, wingtip stitched decoration, the leather-covered heels 2" in height. Tongue and shoe lined with beige cotton twill; leather insole and counter.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mingay-Smith, Tricia

Notes

Accession Date: 1995-01-04 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shoe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

lady's shoes

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

June 27, 1997

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

April 12, 2025