Shoes

Unknown

ca. 1860 · leather · Costume Institute

The combination of black and pink or brown and pink is frequently seen in infants' shoes of the early to mid 19th century. While most shoes of this simple type fasten with a tie, the button closure on this example is a less common feature, and here is highlighted by a nicely detailed engraved brass button.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1860

Medium

leather

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 The Jason and Peggy Westerfield Collection, 1969