Lady's overshoe
1820s
Place of CreationBrazil
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueRubber (unvulcanized), embossed
Dimensions24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); Legacy dimension: .245 L.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Asa Gray
Accession number97.160
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ProvenanceAbout 1820, Anna Pierce Brace (Mrs. Charles Greely) Loring (b. 1797 - d. 1836), Litchfield, Connecticut; to her daughter, Jane Lathrop Loring (Mrs. Asa) Gray (b. 1821 - d. 1909); 1897, gift of Mrs. Asa Gray to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 30, 1897)
Designed 1957, manufactured 1964
designed 1957, manufactured 1963
1994
designed 1945–46; made 1946–47
designed 1945–46, made 1946–47
designed 1948–50; made about 1950–53
designed about 1952
designed 1945–46, made about 1950–55
designed 1955, manufactured 1964
designed 1986, manufactured 1995
1981