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Shoe
Object/Artifact
Black patent leather shoes, hand stitched, ankle straps;square/round toes, straights, no heels; small black bow on throat with steel “wreath” decoration. Black shoe button. Rear but no side seam. Lined white PW cotton; cloth binding
G89.175
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860 - 1880
shoe
patent
leather
hand stitched
ankle strap
straights