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Pair of woman's buckle shoes

(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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ClassificationsCostumes
InscriptionsWritten in ink inside on linen lining at back near heel: "IW/ Brocaded Silk" and "MR" [in a different hand] Written in ink inside on lining of instep: "JH 5/36" Written in ink on leather insole at back ner heel: "MC"
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
Group shot: 49.1018-1019
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
about 1815–25
Stays
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 19th century
Woman's dress
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1815–20
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
1820–25
Sampler fragment
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
1730–40
Woman's petticoat
Elizabeth Hyslop (Sumner)
1770-1785
Apron
Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop)
mid-18th century
Mehetable Stoddard Sumner (Welles)
early 1820s