Shoe

Object Name:

Shoe

Object ID:

2000.012.04 a-b

Date:

1847

Description:

Pair of shoes. Blue silk uppers, lined with off-white linen. Flat brown leather bottoms, with black leather edging. Side shoelace closure with sewn eyelets: 10 eyelets on one shoe (a), 12 eyelets on the other shoe (b). Blue fabric shoe laces. Overall: 10" long, 5" high, 2.75" wide.

Material:

Textile
Tissue
Silk
Linen
Leather

Dimensions:

H-5 W-2.75 L-10 inches

Provenance:

Note from donor (great-granddaughter of Betsey and Stephen Roberts): "blue wedding gown and shoes to match worn by Betsey Carleton, daughter of Michael and Betsey Putnam Carleton of Haverhill, NH, married Stephen James Roberts of Roberts Hill, Claremont, NH, on Sept. 28 1847. She also wore it again on their 50th wedding anniversary.... These garments were collected ... and used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."

Credit Line:

Gift of Anne Landini

People:

Carleton, Betsey (1824-1908)

Subjects:

Wedding