Object Details
- Description
- This is a pair of white silk women’s shoes with a green and pink flower motif embroidery on the toe. Artisan shoes were often made in the home or in small shops, possibly as secondary income for farmers or fishermen.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
- 1785-1795
- ID Number
- CS.311503.004
- catalog number
- 311503.004
- accession number
- 311503
- Object Name
- shoes, pair of
- Other Terms
- shoes, pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body; Female
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 9 in x 3 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 22.86 cm x 9.525 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Clothing & Accessories
- American Enterprise
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_373758
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-925f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
