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Object Name |
Shoe |
Date |
ca. 1830s |
Description |
Woman's ivory silk satin ankle-high shoe or boot with leather sole. Side lacing has thin ivory thread as laces; rounded toe; no heel. Handwritten inscription in interior of shoe "6 1/2 / 33 / 33.35". The matching shoe has catalog number C01.0284. (Keywords: Fashion, Accessory) |
Acquisition |
Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Anna Britton |
Ownership and History |
These shoes reportedly descended in the Britton family of Staten Island, New York. Sometimes called evening boots, this form of footwear, with side laces, came into fashion around 1830. |
Earliest Date |
1825 |
Latest Date |
1845 |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress Shoes |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Clothing -- Footwear |
Catalog Number |
C01.0285 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, July 2013. |
Legal Status |
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