Women's Shoes
date: label: date made
content: 1700-1799
notes: label: Description
content: This is a pair of green leather and silk women’s shoes made around 1785-1790. Artisan shoes were often made in the home or in small shops, possibly as secondary income for farmers or fishermen.
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition
content: American Enterprise
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: From the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.311503.002
label: catalog number
content: 311503.002
label: accession number
content: 311503
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shoes, pair of
label: Other Terms
content: shoes, pair of; Footwear; Accessories Worn on the Body
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in; 23.495 cm x 8.89 cm x 10.795 cm