Pair of handsewn leather shoes for a child
date: label: Date
content: 1850s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Hand-sewn shoes with two or three leather uppers sewn together at the heel and mid-shoe. Leather is stiff and worn. The soles are wooden and appear to be hand carved. The soles of the shoes are wooden and have iron attached to the heel and toe.
place: label: Place collected
content: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.219ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather and wood with iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Left shoe): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 × 16.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Right shoe): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 × 16.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Together): 3 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 12.1 × 16.2 cm)