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Pair of woman's shoes
Labeled: CC41 (English, 1941–1952)
English
1940s
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Suede (?); leather
Dimensions
Length: 250 mm (9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1384.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack suede shoes patterned with petal shaped openings down vamp and small holes punched through sides. Interior marked: "CC41/W1/MF/3424/A158/Size 5 1/2 62058," "Archester/Free?/Footwear/by J.W. Black," and "Support for your comfort."
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)