Shoe

DateMid-nineteenth century

MediumCotton quilted with cotton thread in running stitch through cotton batting and backing.

DimensionsOL: 4 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-62,1

DescriptionBaby's shoes of off-white cotton tabby, quilted with running stitches to cotton back, with cotton batting, using cotton quilting thread. Laced over instep with six eyelets (3 on each side.)

Construction History:

1. Mid-Nineteenth Century: Initial construction
2. March 15, 1954: Cleaning, repairing, restoring by Ernest LoNano for Margaret Hunter Shop.ProvenanceEx. Coll. Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; Ginsburg & Levy.