Cream and brown pumps with laces
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1975
name: label: Created by
content: Julian and Kokenge Company, American, 1893 - 1975
label: Distributed by
content: Rich’s Shoe Store, American, 1869 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of cream and brown pumps with laces. The shoes are made of cream leather with brown trim around the topline, laces, and vamp. The laces are made of brown synthetic and have plastic aglets. The shoes have brown leather soles and block heels with brown rubber heel caps. The text [NYLON / TOPS] is on the bottom of the heel caps which are secured with metal nails. The shoe is lined with brown leather, with brown suede along the heel. Knitted synthetic is used to line the vamp and toe box. The text [Foot Saver / SHORTBACK LAST] is marked on the proper right insole. The text [Rich’s / WASHINGTON / CHEVY CHASE / GEORGETOWN] is marked on the proper left shoe. Text in black ink is stamped on the interior counter along the suede lining on both shoes which reads [9 AAAA L260035 / 24 Y1-8119].
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
place: label: Place purchased
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.729ab
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, suede, synthetic ribbon, synthetic knit, plastic, rubber, metal, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (each shoe): 4 1/2 × 3 × 10 1/4 in. (11.4 × 7.6 × 26 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (heel only): 2 1/4 × 1 × 1 1/2 in. (5.7 × 2.5 × 3.8 cm)