Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Baby slippers
Object name
Baby slippers
Date
1820-1860
Medium
Cotton, metal, wood, paper, leather
Dimensions
overall a: 1 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 9.8 x 4.4 cm )
overall b: 1 x 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 9.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Pair of white cotton twill oil cloth baby slippers, with two straps that go around the ankle and button in front with a round white wooden button, the toe is adorned with a bow-shaped piece of oil cloth with a mock metal shoe buckle; there is cardboard inside the sole, and the outer sole is applied with leather.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. M. H. Morse, Jr., 1995
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