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Pair of overshoes

19th century
Place of UseLexington, Massachusetts, United States
Place of ManufactureMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePlain weave warp faced wool with wool twill ties and binding
DimensionsOverall: 14.9 x 28.9 cm (5 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession number99.664.17a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceWorn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899
Petticoat
late 18th century
Petticoat
late 18th century
Waistcoat
early 19th century
late 18th century to early 19th century
Skirt
A.D. 50–100
Horatio Appleton Lamb
about 1860