Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection
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Description
Black leather ankle heeled boots with 16 black buttons with metal backs as closure for shaft. Rounded pointy toe box. Appears to have had the outside row of buttons removed. Printed on inside cream twilled lining: "553 48035. " Boot (b) is missing one buttonPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear
Date of Publication
1880
Materials and Techniques Display
Leather; Machine/hand
Condition and Examination History
Poor; Lifting of black exterior from brown leather. Brown residue left on gloves from movement. Toeboxes are scuffed and have abrasion down sides, and at heel. Pieces of leather are flaking off. Decrease movement and vibration. Handle with care.
Preferred Citation
"Boot" (1880). Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection. 378.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/msugm-historic-costumes-textiles/378
Rights
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ID
302 A-0046
Current Location
Unit E; 5
Repository
Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Fashion Design and Merchandising, School of Human Sciences, College of Forest Resources, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.