Shoes
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of small women's shoes of brown silk taffeta brocaded with red and white flowers and vines, lined in brown kid leather and white linen, and bound in grey-brown silk ribbon. Rounded latchets cross over broad, square tongue (faced with yellow and white brocaded silk). White leather rand around vamp. Pointed toe; French heel. Three ring stamps on straight sole. Hand sewn.
G2005.157a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Youth
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Brocade
Silk
Linen
Kid Leather
1740 - 1755
18th Century
Dating based on pattern of brocade. The use of a white rand also points to a date before the 1760s.