Shoe

Object Name:

Shoe

Object ID:

1939.013.17 a-b

Place of Origin:

Portland, ME

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Shoes, printed butterscotch-tan kid slippers. Square toes. Leather heels. Tan silk ribbon ties and binding. Kid lining and leather soles. Made by "JOSIAH BAKER, PORTLAND".

Material:

Leather
Textile
Silk

Provenance:

Label in one shoe, "Warranted BOOTS & SHOES, Manufactured by Josiah Baker, at the old Stand of Wiley & Baker, No. 104 Middle Street, Opposite Portland Bank, Portland."

From Morse and Walker families of Loudon, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Emma P. Radley

People:

Baker, Josiah, Radley, Emma P. (1885-1940)