Last, Shoe
- Object Name:
- Last, Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1987.068
- Date:
- 1775-1825
- Description:
- Shoe last. Wood. Foot shape. Broken leather thong inserted through hole in heel. Chisel marks on all surfaces. Tack marks on bottom.
- Material:
- Wood
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-2 W-10.5 L-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Taken c. 1936 from home of Charles L. Merrill and Mary Weeks Merrill, at Batchelder's Corner, Loudon, NH. Taken by Raymond H. Cheney, son-in-law of the Merrills. Mr. Cheney donated shoe last, along with several other items from house, to Museum of American Textile History in 1987. House was owned by Osgood family from 1784 to 1923.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Museum of American Textile History
- Subjects:
- Shoes, Shoemaking, Shoemakers
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