Woman's dress clog, geta, Japan
notes: label: Description
content: These shoes were purchased in Tokyo, Japan, in late 19th-early 20th century. They have a double sole with the underside being made of 1 ½” thick, lacquered-black, solid wood that has a cut-out arch and is sloped to the toe. The upper sole is made of straw and has a straw strap covered in dark green velvet with a metal shield nailed underneath. They appear to be a version of the <i>geta</i> style of Japanese shoes. <i>Geta</i> are characterized by their elevated wooden bases as seen in this example. They were designed to keep the wearer’s feet clean and above ground. These look to be for more formal occasions, being that they are neatly sloped and painted.
label: Description
content: These shoes were collected by Frank G. Carpenter over the duration of 40 years of world travel. They were donated to the museum by his daughter, Francis Huntington, in 1926. The collection of shoes amassed by Carpenter provides not only unique examples of footwear around the globe, but the increasingly globalized landscape of the turn of the century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan: Tōkyō, Tokyo
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content: Work and Industry: Agriculture
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Frances Huntington
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.A.2874
label: catalog number
content: A.2874
label: accession number
content: 93542
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Lady'S Dress Clog
label: Object Name
content: Shoes
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 3 in x 9 in; 5.08 cm x 7.62 cm x 22.86 cm