Description:
Pair of woman's shoes in blue silk with tiny yellow/pink stripes edged with a blue silk ribbon and trimmed with ribbon ruching of pink and white/green over the pointed toes decorated. The shoes have small peg-topped, kid-covered wooden heels with a slender waist painted white and placed far forward, and a wedge-extension under the instep.

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.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Leather; Silk

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