Pair of woman's buckle shoes
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
(American, 1719–1792)
about 1770
Place of ManufactureEngland
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk plain weave with supplementary patterning weft, silk plain weave ribbon and lining, linen plain weave lining, leather
Dimensions12.5 x 8 x 24.2 cm (4 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1007a-b
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ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949
19th century
1805–10
early 18th century
about 1815–25
possibly 17th century
about 1820–25
1820–25
about 1850
about 1830–40