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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Shoe

Object/Artifact

Child’s shoes, entirely hand stitched. Red, lavender and cream colored striped corded wool uppers, tan russia leather or morocco vamp. Bound with tan ribbon. Single pearl button and loop. Square toes, straights, heelless.

G2003.183

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1840 - 1855

shoes

child

vamps

wool

hand stitched

Russia leather

heelless

straights

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