Woman's Shoe
date: label: date made
content: 1976
label: date made
content: 1985
notes: label: Description
content: This is the left-foot shoe of a pair of Pakistani costume shoes. The label in the insole reads, "Legoiste Made in Italy." The shoe is a black velvet sling-back shoe with a pointed toe. The insole is made of a silvered-leather. The toe is covered in layered black velvet, green faux-leather, and blue faux leather fabric. Resting on top of the toe is a flower medallion. It is made of a gold-toned metal with clear rhinestones forming the flower petals and the leaves. The bottom of the shoe reads, "Made in Italy 36 1/2" This is part of a set with 2015.0237.08a,b,c,e,f.
label: Description
content: This blue outfit was worn by donor in 1985 in Lahore, Pakistan at the henna ceremoney at Flatties Hotel. The bride was the donor's sister-in-law. An oral history was conducted with this donor. An unedited transcript of this oral history is available for scholarly research through the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History. The collection is "Family of Voices Oral History Project" and it is collection number AC 1365.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Weddings
label: Subject
content: Costume
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Cultures & Communities
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ray and Shaista Mahmood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0237.08d
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0237.08d
label: accession number
content: 2015.0237
objectType: label: Object Name
content: left shoe
label: Object Name
content: heel
label: Object Name
content: woman shoe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (outside material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (inside material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 cm x 8 cm x 23.4 cm; 4 11/32 in x 3 5/32 in x 9 7/32 in