High-heeled shoes worn by Pearl Bailey
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Saks Fifth Avenue, founded 1867
label: Worn by
content: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Multi-colored floral high heels worn by Pearl Bailey. There is a label with the shoes that reads [Pearl Bailey’s / “Heels”].
label: Description
content: The brocade shoes feature a floral pattern with colors such as red, pink, tan, green, and black. The toes of the shoes come to a rounded point. On the tops of each shoe there is an attached v-shaped piece made out of the brocade fabric and a gold colored metal. There are three (3) gold ovular shapes with clear-colored rhinestones inside. Several of the rhinestones are missing.
label: Description
content: The insides of each shoe are lined in tan leather along the sides and with a tan suede along the back of the heel. The insole of the shoe is made of the multicolored floral brocade fabric. There are gold faded words that read [?S / ?TH AVENUE / ?ton Last]. Both shoes have writing on the tan leather. The ink writing is slightly faded and illegible. The shoes have a thin heel with the matching brocade fabric on the outside. The inner part of the heel has tan leather. The bottom of the shoe is tan leather. The bottoms of the shoes are scratched, scuffed, and discolored. There is some discoloration on the inside of the shoe near the heel.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2007.3.138ab
objectType: label: Type
content: pumps (shoes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: brocade, leather, ink on suede, metal, rhinestone, and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 5 1/4 × 3 × 10 1/2 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 26.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 5 1/4 × 3 × 10 1/2 in. (13.3 × 7.6 × 26.7 cm)