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