Shoe

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

porcelain shoe

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

2008.83.33

Description

Miniature ceramic shoe. The top is printed with a full-color illustration of a boat on a lake with the label, "STEAMER 'ANTHEMIS' AT OWL'S HEAD WHARF". The rest of the shoe's exterior is gilded. The bottom is marked, "MADE IN GERMANY FOR True & Blanchard Co. Newport, Vt."

Context

Sold by True & Blanchard Company in Newport, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2008.83

Source or Donor

Graffagnino, J. Kevin

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Made/Created

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/4 in

Length

5 in

Material

Porcelain

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

True & Blanchard Co.

Related Places

Place

City

Newport

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America