Shoes

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shoes

Entry/Object ID

1959.19.3a-b

Description

Pair of white silk shoes. The uppers are made from cream-colored satin-woven silk and are constructed in three parts: the toe/front, the back left, and the back right. The upper is lined with glazed linen in the toe and white kid leather in the heel. The insole is white kid leather. The toe of the shoe is square, and the front of the foot opening is square to echo the shape. The soles are straight cut and made of leather. The word, "Droit", is written on the insole of one shoe, indicating that it was worn on the right foot. There is a paper label at the center of one insole that reads, "C. MIDDLETON, Maker, 279 Broadway, NEW-YORK". The numbers, "-5/-864", are inked on the toe of one sole. The foot opening is bound with silk ribbon, and there are two silk ribbons attached at the side seams for tying around the wearer's ankle.

Context

Worn by Mary Ann Stevens at her marriage to Carleton Tappen Stevens in Vergennes, Vermont, on October 6, 1846.

Acquisition

Accession

1959.19

Source or Donor

Strong, Nellie Donaldson (1873-1957)

Made/Created

Manufacturer

C. Middleton

Date made

1846

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

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

Silk, Linen, Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stevens, Mary Ann Smith (1816-1893)

Related Places

Place

City

Vergennes

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America