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Shoe

Object Name:
Shoe
Object ID:
1963.039.342 a-b
Place of Origin:
New York
Date:
1900
Description:
Shoes, white kid, side buttoned (nine). Leather and silk lining with pointed toes. Pearly buttons and leather covered heels. Stamped: "J&J SLATER / NEW YORK". Written in left shoe, "Mrs. J. C. CURRIER''.
Material:
Leather
Silk
Textile
Provenance:
Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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