Shoe

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.1

Description

Child's leather boot. The boot has a layered leather sole and two-part upper with a seam just above the toes. The leather folds across the top of the foot with button closures and a scalloped edge, with a buckle around the base of the ankle. There is a metal brace affixed to the inner side of the boot with an adjustable leather strap that would buckle around the wearer's calf.

Context

Found in the walls of a home in Montpelier, Vermont, during demolition.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.41

Source or Donor

Cathy Metz and Jeff Dworkin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Boot

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Leather, Metal