Shoes

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shoes

Entry/Object ID

1944.13.2a-b

Description

Pair of straight-soled, square-toed women's shoes. The upper are grey cotton with yellow leather at the heel and toe. There is a center split above a short tongue that laces closed with three eyelets on either side. Inside one of the shoes is a rectangular paper label that reads, "LADIES AND GENTS' BOOTS AND SHOES Of superior quality, manufactured and sol WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY J. & R. MANSFIELD, Windsor, Vt."

Context

Made by J. & R. Mansfield in Windsor, Vermont. Worn by Adeliza Child Capen at her wedding to Col. John Capen in 1847 in Brandon, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1944.13

Source or Donor

Brown, Daisy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. & R. Mansfield

Date made

1847

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Material

Leather, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Capen, Adeliza Charlotte Child (1828-1909)

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