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.
1837
possibly 17th century
1805–10
about 1810
about 1826
Late 18th century
1780 (fabric about 1735)
19th century
16th century