Child's Shoes
PeriodCirca 1841
MediumGlazed leather, ribbed silk ribbon, linen
Dimensions4.5 in. (11.4 cm)
ClassificationsCostume, Children's
Credit LineGift of Ellen S. Conover, 1931
Object number106
DescriptionA pair of children's shoes, of glazed tan leather, with brown leather soles and linen lining, bound with tan ribbed silk ribbon and plain silk ribbon ties.Curatorial RemarksThese shoes were made with what is known as a "straight last," meaning that they are not specifically left and right.NotesAccording to original accession records, these child's shoes belonged to Freehold resident Eleanor Laird Barkalow. They were given to the Association by her daughter Ellen S. Conover in 1931.
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