Description:
Pair of a woman's green/grey silk damask shoes with pointed toes, high heels, and leather soles. Shoe scholar June Swann notes that green/grey was a popular color for shoes at this time, and that the original style of the shoes may date to the 1720s, but alterations place it in the 1740s or 1750s. They are some of the earliest women's shoes in the Historic Deerfield collection. These type of shoes would have been mass-produced. According to Swann, the buckles on the shoes are too late; they date to the 1790s, as an H-type buckle. These silver buckles have been given new numbers, 66.194.3 and 66.194.4. The fabric is pieced, which makes them less expensive. They have been altered as evidenced by stitch holes, visible where former side seam was. The shoes are edged in a matching braid at the side seams, CB seam, and around tongue and throat. The shoes are lined in an unbleached, plain weave linen, and have a white finish underneath, at the arch.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Leather; Silk Link to share this object record:
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