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Boots
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's boots of green silk satin, lined with off-white cotton twill, bound with dark green silk ribbon. Boots lace up down inner edge of ankle and foot with round cord though twelve pairs of hand-sewn eyelets. Squared toe; curve- lasted soles, stained dark around edge, with knock-on opera heel. Hand and machine sewn.
G88.236a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Footwear
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Satin
Silk
Green
1865 - 1875
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
7 in
9 in