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Boots

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pair of women's boots of black silk satin, lined with white cotton twill, bound with black silk ribbon. Trimmed down center front seam with six satin-covered buttons. Boots lace down inside of ankle and foot with eight pairs of eyelets (one black lace remains; other is a replacement ribbon). Squared toe; flat, straight sole with ring marks. Center front seam sewn by machine, otherwise hand sewn.

G91.149a-b

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Footwear

Historic Costume

Shoes

Female

Satin

Silk

Cotton

Black

1845 - 1855

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

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