Baby Shoes, ca. 1889
Subject
Accessories
Title
Baby Shoes, ca. 1889
Date
ca. 1889
Format
4 1/4 inches long x 1 5/8 inches wide [11 cm x 3.5 cm]
Description
Baby shoes, late 1880s
These baby shoes of white kid leather were worn by Harold Babcock, who was born in 1888. These were his christening shoes. The baby would have worn a long white gown with the shoes for the christening ceremony. They are machine sewn and have scalloped edges.
These shoes were given to the Collection by the Donald, brother of Harold Babcock.
Source
Donor: Donald S. Babcock
Identifier
URI: 1955.34.23
Contributor
Madison Wallick
Collection
Citation
“Baby Shoes, ca. 1889,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 5, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/258.