Shoes, blue kidskin pumps, 1910s, side and front view

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Creator

Jones, Peterson, Newhall Co.

Date Created

1910s

Subject

Costume accessories; Worn costume accessories; Legs; Feet; Footwear

Description

1910s. Colonial pumps mimicking 18th century styling. Pale blue kidskin with a medium-length vamp (toe) coming to a pointed narrow oval toe in front and extending in back to the middle of the arch of the foot. The quarters (backs) are sewn together at center back and extend over the instep in front to form short, one-eyelet open tabs or latchets over a short tongue. The eyelets are stitched, and threaded with a wide blue grosgrain ribbon tied into a large bow. All edges are bound with twill tape. The continuous leather sole incorporates a kidskin-covered French/Louis heel. The vamp is lined in cotton and the quarters are lined in leather. A woven maker's label is sewn to the lining of the quarter, and an abbreviated maker's label is stamped into the sole at the arch of the foot. Professionally made. Machine-sewn.

Extent

Length: 26 cm / 10.25 in.
Width: 7.6 cm / 3 in.
Heel height: 4.4 cm / 1.75 in.

Provenance

Gift of Mary Pepperrell Ffrost Sawyer. Label: "Jones, Peterson, Newhall Co. 48 & 50 Temple Pl. Boston." Soles stamped with "J.P.&N. Co., Boston" Worn by the donor.

Museum Number

452

Publisher

University of New Hampshire Library

Medium

Kidskin, leather

Contributor

Astrida Schaeffer, photographer/curator

Date Digitized

2-28-2019

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Comments

The Irma G. Bowen Historic Clothing Collection digital catalog was produced by the UNH Library Digital Collection Initiative, supported in part by a grant from the Mooseplate program and New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. Additional funding provided by the E. Ruth Buxton Stephenson Memorial Fund.
Photography copyright, Astrida Schaeffer.