Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Baby shoes
Object name
Baby shoes
Date
1900-1930
Medium
Leather, linen, silk, metal
Dimensions
a: 1 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.; b: 1 3/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 in.
Description
Powder blue suede leather baby shoes with machine embroidered feather stitch around the edges, the laces thread through rings which have been covered with silk floss in buttonhole stitch, and they have metal guides at the ends; the soles are leather, the insides are lined with white linen and trimmed at the edges with silk ribbon.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Hayward F. Manice
Object Number
1978.65.7ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
