Heeled shoe

One of 283 objects in the series: Study Collection, Westheimer Research Gallery available on this site.

Description

Woman’s shoe of white leather with removable plackets. A) Shoe with pointed toe, tongue with scalloped edge, machine stitching down center front. Tabs across upper vamp with buttons at sides (one button missing). Cuban heel, sole shaped for right foot, made of leather attached with nails on heel. Label: "Kendall" (rest illegible) B) Placket of rectangle of white leather with bronze colored beads and amber colored stones. Oblong band of leather underneath, with button holes with machine stitching on either end. C) Placket of rectangle of white leather (?) with white beads and clear stones. Oblong band of self underneath, … continued below

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1 shoe

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1825/1875.

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Texas Fashion Collection and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Woman’s shoe of white leather with removable plackets.
A) Shoe with pointed toe, tongue with scalloped edge, machine stitching down center front. Tabs across upper vamp with buttons at sides (one button missing). Cuban heel, sole shaped for right foot, made of leather attached with nails on heel.
Label: "Kendall" (rest illegible)

B) Placket of rectangle of white leather with bronze colored beads and amber colored stones. Oblong band of leather underneath, with button holes with machine stitching on either end.

C) Placket of rectangle of white leather (?) with white beads and clear stones. Oblong band of self underneath, with button holes with machine stitching on either end.

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1 shoe

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Texas Fashion Collection

The UNT Texas Fashion Collection is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion, and serves as an educational and inspirational resource for students, researchers, and the general public. This vital resource is part of the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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  • 1825/1875

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • June 20, 2022, 11:41 a.m.

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  • Sept. 11, 2023, 10 p.m.

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Heeled shoe, physical object, 1825/1875; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944552/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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