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Boy's shoe (one of a pair)
American
1837
Medium/Technique
Leather with silk gross grain ribbon, leather and linen lining, and leather sole
Dimensions
5.6 x 5.6 x 15.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Cotting
Accession Number15.869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack leather ankle tie.
Provenance15.865-15.874 were worn by Henry Augustus Thompson of Charlestown, Mass. when he was 5 years old, (b. 1832 d. 1837), cousin of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.