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Shoe

Object/Artifact

Infant’s shoes with square toes, tongues and lappets, laced with white silk ribbon - perhaps first for walking. Entirely hand stitched, made of fine red flannel decorated with scattered tiny embroidered “+s” in white silk. Eges of sections bound with white silk before joining. Lined with napped cotton, white kid soles.

G2004.077

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1835 - 1850

infant

shoe

wool

square toe

hand stitched

flannel

embroidered

kid sole

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