Man's Riding Boots
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The leg of the boot is 26 cms high in the front and 31 cms high in the back.
The full heel is 4 cms high and 4 cms long, while being about 3.75 cms wide.
The boot has both a vamp and a counter, with the vamp being about 20 cms long, while the counter is only 4 cms.
Description
These riding boots belonged to Robert Gardner (1841-1907), who was a lawyer and land surveyor. Robert's father, Zebulon, traveled to California in 1850. At the age of 17, Robert followed his father, probably purchasing the boots on his arrival on his arrival to nothern California.
As for the boots themselves, they are made from two types of black leather. The leg of the boot is made from a grained leather, while the rest of the boot is made from a smooth leather. The stacked heel is also made of leather and features last on the bottom. They are quite narrow, which was considered fashionable at the time. It has two pull straps attached at the top of the leg for assistance with getting the boot on. The leg also has stitching on both sides of the boot, likely where the pull strap is attached, and along the back of the boot.The vamp goes higher in the front as compared to the counter in the back.
References
Lykken, E. A. (2004). Robert Gardner’s Buckskin Suit: A Material Cultural Study [Unpublished master’s thesis]. University of Rhode Island.
Matthews David, A. (2011). In G. Riello & P. McNeil (eds) Shoes. Bloomsbury Academic.
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235 Bush St. Prudential Hotel, San Francisco