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Bathing Boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pair of bathing/swimming oxford-style boots of dark blue cotton sateen, lined with off-white cotton twill, and bound with black cotton twill. Lace down center front with black cotton laces through 14 pairs of metal eyelets. Trimmed with red cotton soutache braid along facings, vamp seam, and top of the heel. Pointed toe; flat, curved-last soles of coarse white cotton and rubber. Machine sewn.

G2013.018a-b

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Footwear

Historic Costume

Shoes

Female

Sateen

Cotton

Cotton

Blue

1915 - 1920

20th Century

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