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Culture:American
Title:boots
Date Made:1840-1870
Type:Footwear
Materials:textile: leather (cowhide?); metal nails
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 14 3/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 9 in; 36.5 cm x 8.9 cm x 22.9 cm
Accession Number:  HD 69.1220
Credit Line:Transfer from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, bequest of C. Alice Baker
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pair of men's leather boots, possibly made from tanned, cowhide leather. The boots feature a square toe, stacked heel, and straps at the top to aid in putting them on. The construction features topstitching on the back quarter piece (with no center back seam). The side seams (one on each side) are welted. The boots are unlined.

Subjects:
Leather; Textile fabrics

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