Evening pumps

H. Jantzen Shoe Co.

1900 · leather, silk, beads · Costume Institute

The classic evening pump of the first decade of the 20th century is nicely illustrated by this pair in showy bronze kidskin. Bronze-tone was the only widely used metallic leather finish up to this time and, when beaded, usually paired with copper-tone beads. The spider web design incorporated in the beadwork is less common that floral or foliate motifs and therefore of particular interest.

Artist

H. Jantzen Shoe Co.

Date

1900

Medium

leather, silk, beads

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert Cort, 1955