Object Details
- Description
- This is a pair of green leather and silk women’s shoes made around 1785-1790. Artisan shoes were often made in the home or in small shops, possibly as secondary income for farmers or fishermen.
- Credit Line
- From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
- 1700-1799
- ID Number
- CS.311503.002
- catalog number
- 311503.002
- accession number
- 311503
- Object Name
- shoes, pair of
- Other Terms
- shoes, pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 8.89 cm x 10.795 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_373656
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9415-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
