Women's Shoes, 1785-1789

Artifact

Shoe (Footwear)

Date Made

1785-1789

Creators

Boardman, Amos 

First Reading Companys Shoes 

Place of Creation

United States, Massachusetts, Reading 

Keywords

Shoes (Footwear) 

Footwear 

Women 

Women's shoes 

Collection Title

American Textile History Museum Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.84.2689

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.

Material

Silk (Textile)
Thread
Linen (Material)
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Cream (Color)
Beige (Color)
Brown
Coral (Color)
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 2.75 in

Length: 10 in

Inscriptions

on printed paper label inside one shoe: FIRST / READING COMPANYS SHOES / Made by / Amos Boardman / STATE of MASSACHUSETTS