Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Historical Artifacts
Baby shoe
Object name
Baby shoe
Date
ca. 1903
Medium
Leather, cotton, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 2 1/8 x 4 in. ( 5.1 x 5.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Single brown leather baby shoe with metal lacing holes and brown cotton lining; leather sole.
Credit Line
Bequest of Adella "Tiby" Liebenow Wotherspoon
Object Number
2004.26.5
Gallery Label
This shoe belonged to Adella Liebenow Wotherspoon as a baby, who was the last survivor of the General Slocum steamer disaster, which occurred on June 15, 1904 when the ship suddenly caught fire on the East River. Adella pulled the cord to unveil the monument at the dedication ceremony on June 15, 1905, which honored the 1,021 passengers who had perished in the disaster, including Adella's sisters, Anna and Helen, whose body was never recovered.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
