Shoe

Object Name:

Shoe

Object ID:

1993.033.07 a-b

Date:

1874

Description:

Shoes, pair of woman's shoes (boots), from wedding outfit of Georgia A. Harriman. Cream-color leather (calf or kid). Lined with white cotton. Leather sole. Interior stamped, blue ink, "AA / 3 1/2 / 487" and handwritten in black above "W". Eleven button side closure along scalloped outer edge of each shoe. Buttons at wide part of scallops. Each button 0.4" diameter, covered with leather. Boot bottoms marked in pencil, "3-/aa".
A. Left boot
B. Right boot

Material:

Leather
Cotton

Provenance:

Part of an outfit worn by Georgia A. Harriman (1846-1887), daughter of former NH Gov. Walter Harriman (1817-1884) of Warner, on her marriage to Joseph R. Leeson (1844-1930), September 15, 1874, Concord. The outfit was donated by her great-grandson, Robert Leeson, Jr.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Leeson, Jr.

People:

Harriman, Georgia A. (1846-1887), Leeson, Joseph R. (1844-1930), Harriman, Walter (1817-1884), Leeson, Robert (1932-20 )

Subjects:

Wedding clothing & dress, Wedding costume, Weddings