Silver metallic heels worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Tano, Spanish
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of silver metallic leather open-toed heels worn by Ophelia DeVore. The shoes have a rounded open toe with a strap across the front of the foot that is gathered and wrapped with a silver leather coil in the middle. At the back are ankle straps that fit around the back of the ankle and cross in an x at the side with straps that fit around the front ankle and fasten with an adjustable metal buckle at the exterior side of each ankle. The three-inch heels are made from wood covered in textured metallic silver paint to match the uppers. The insoles are made from black leather. The outer soles are made from black rubber and there are black rubber caps on the bottom of each heel. Printed in gold on the insole near the heel of each shoe is the text "EXPRESSLY FOR / Tano / MADE IN SPAIN".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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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 Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.11ab
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, and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (each): 7 × 3 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (17.8 × 9.5 × 27.3 cm)