Object Details
- Field, John
- Description
- These shoes of gray kid leather date from about 1805 to 1815. Likely made by an artisan working on a small scale, they have a beige silk binding around the opening and a pinked edge along the vamp. They have brown leather soles with spring heels and would originally have had gray silk ribbon ties. The interior has beige linen lining and the maker’s paper label affixed inside.
- Location
- Currently not on view (ribbon fragments)
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Brenton Copp
- 1805-1815
- ID Number
- CS.006544
- catalog number
- 006544
- accession number
- 28810
- Object Name
- shoes, pair of
- Object Type
- Accessories Worn on the Body
- Woman
- Shoes
- Footwear
- Other Terms
- shoes, pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- silk (overall material)
- linen (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- length: 9 in; 22.86 cm
- Related Publication
- Sewer, Andy; Allison, David; Liebhold, Peter; Davis, Nancy; Franz, Kathleen G.. American Enterprise: A History of Business in America
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_371773
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e517-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
