Woman's Pink Leather Shoes

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Subject

Accessories

Title

Woman's Pink Leather Shoes

Date

ca. 1870

Description

These adult shoes date to 1870. They measure 9 ¼ inches in length and 2 ½ inches in width. The height of this slipper is 3 inches in total including the height of the heel which is 1 ½ inch. The decoration placed on the top of the slipper is a shoe bow which is 4 ½ inches long.

These pink kid slippers came with a matching pink dress.

References

The FIDM Museum. “From the Archives: Side-Button Boots, 1870s.” FIDM Museum, 19 Feb. 2021, https://fidmmuseum.org/2014/12/from-the-archives-side-button-boots-1870s.html.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Shoes.” Metmuseum.org, 18 Dec. 2007, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/118056.

Source

Donor: Nathalie Pierce

Identifier

URI 1952.21.01

Contributor

Courtney Orsini

Citation

“Woman's Pink Leather Shoes,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed May 4, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/514.