Description:
Pair of woman's shoes made of pink silk in a damask weave and a fabric-covered Lous heel, and lined with an unbleached plain weave linen. The damask pattern is a mirror image on the vamp of each shoe. There is a white leather (kid?) sole between the brown leather inside sole and the outer shoe sole; the latter is scored to aid in traction. There is a dog-leg side seam. As was common in the 18th century, these women's shoes' latchets would fasten at the center front with a buckle, as evidenced by the puncture holes of previous shoe buckels.
Label Text:
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, fashionable footwear reflected women’s increasingly active roles in society. The earliest examples were often indoor or carriage styles. Delicate fabric uppers, secured to the feet with either laces or buttons at the side, covered extremely narrow soles of suede or thin leather. Into the 20th century, boots became more substantial, made of leather that fastened with center front lacing affixed to thicker soles. After World War I, boots fell out of favor as more feminine clothing and shoe styles returned.
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