Boy's shoe (one of a pair)
1837
Medium/TechniqueLeather with silk gross grain ribbon, leather and linen lining, and leather sole
Dimensions5.6 x 5.6 x 15.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles E. Cotting
Accession number15.869
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Provenance15.865-15.874 were worn by Henry Augustus Thompson of Charlestown, Mass. when he was 5 years old, (b. 1832 d. 1837), cousin of Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
possibly 17th century
1805–10
Possibly 17th century
about 1826
18th century
Third quarter of the 19th century
19th century
1720–40
1859–62
late 18th century
19th century