Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Baby shoe
Object Number:
1978.65.5
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Leather, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 5 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 13.3 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White kid leather baby shoe with a seam up the back of the ankle and shirring around the toe; yellow machine embroidered feather stitch follows the edges; yellow silk ribbon is threaded around the ankle, and another silk ribbon laces the shoe closed vertically over the front of the foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hayward F. Manice
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
