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Shoe
Object/Artifact
Entirely hand stitched white silk bengaline shoes, straights, no heels. Narrow waist, oval toe. Kid lining. Medium high vamp, straight throat edged with pleated silk ribbon with a bow in the center. The tiny adjustment cord is present. No evidence of ribbon ties. 3 ring stamps.
G2004.044
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1815 - 1825
shoe
bengaline
hand stitched
straights
no heel
silk
wedding
Western New York
New York
United States of America
North America
Wedding
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