Pair of women's leather shoes
date: label: Date
content: 1902-1945
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Redfern Rubber Works, British, 1902 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of women's leather shoes. Shoes have a leather strap at the ankle that connects to a metal button. Nails run along side of shoes to connect leather to sole. Machine-sewn shoes with wooden soles protected by iron at the heel and toe. The iron has a maker’s mark “Redfern” and a patent number 771961. Sole of shoe made of wood and is worn from use. Sole of shoe has rubber frame. Leather is stiff, darkened, and slightly brittle.
place: label: Place made
content: Clyde, England, United Kingdom, Europe
label: Place collected
content: Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2014.312.218ab
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 with wood and iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Left shoe): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.5 × 27.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Right shoe): 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (12.1 × 8.9 × 27.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Together): 4 3/4 × 7 × 10 3/4 in. (12.1 × 17.8 × 27.3 cm)