Pair of handsewn leather shoes
date: label: Date
content: 1870-1949
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. The soles are wooden and appear to be hand carved out of a light colored wood. The shoes are inscribed in black marker: “Nellie King Carter / Mother of / Jack and Harry / 1910”. The stitching and the soles indicate that these are antebellum shoes. The soles of the shoes are wooden and have iron attached to the heel and toe.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.220ab
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, wood, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Left shoe): 6 5/8 × 4 × 11 5/8 in. (16.8 × 10.2 × 29.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Right shoe): 6 1/2 × 4 × 11 1/2 in. (16.5 × 10.2 × 29.2 cm)