Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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Pair of shoes

1920s
Retailed by Strawbridge & Clothier
Height x length: 13.3 x 24.1 cm (5 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Velvet and leather

Classification: Costumes

Culture: American

Accession number: 2012.92.1-2

Description: Black velvet heels with leather accents. Ankle strap with buckle. Inside stamped: "Strawbridge & Clothier Philadelphia" "12988-2X 4 1/2 C 10CX" Bottom stamped: "Newton Process"

Provenance/Ownership History: Before 1993, with Adrina Shamamian; 1993, gift of Shamamian to her niece, Judy Ann Goldman; 2012, gift of Goldman to the MFA (Accession date: March 28, 2012)

Gift of Judy Ann Goldman