Shoe
- Object Name:
- Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1986.036.01
- Creator:
- Lane, Ebenezer (1733-1796)
- Place of Origin:
- Hampton , NH
- Date:
- 1759
- Description:
- Shoe. Baby's. Black leather. Pointed toe. Four impressed star-shaped marks on bottom of sole, made with a closing stamp. Old handwritten note (in file) says, "Made in 1759 by Ebenezer Lane in Hampton, NH for his little daughter Huldah, who married John Drake 2d".
- Material:
- Leather
- Dimensions:
- H-2 W-1.4 L-3.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Said to have been made in 1759 by Ebenezer Lane of Hampton, NH, for his daughter Huldah (1759-1840), who married John Drake 2nd. Ebenezer Lane (1733-1796), brother of Samuel Lane (1718-1806), was a tanner and shoemaker in Hampton. He married Huldah Fogg (1735-1814) in 1757 and had seven children. Daughter Huldah married John Drake of Hampton in 1786 and settled in Effingham, NH, where they farmed.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Janet and Dana Ball
- People:
- Lane, Huldah (1759-1840), Drake, John (1753-1842), Lane, Ebenezer (1733-1796), Lane, Samuel (1718-1806)
- Subjects:
- Shoes, Shoemakers, Shoe making
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