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Tan pumps with gold edged toe ornament

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Subject of

    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

    Description

    Tan pumps (a,b) with gold edged toe ornaments. The shoes feature a rounded toe and a low heel and the outside is composed of two pieces of tan vinyl seamed together the inside arch and at the center back seam. There is a decorative faux gold metal trapezoid plate at each toe and it has a tan vinyl insert on top. Two metal loops are on the back of the decorative plate in which a band of elastic is run through, connecting it to the toe box of the show. A band of elastic is run along the edge of the topline and has been machine stitched into place. Each shoe has a leather exterior sole and a low block heel with a rubber heel cap that has been nailed into place. [NEOLITE] is branded on each heel cap. The inside of each shoe is fully lined with a synthetic knit and synthetic suede lines the back of each shoe .At the insole of both shoes, the brand label [THE / LOCKE / ? SHOE] is stamped down the center in gold script. At the outer side of the heel on the interior of both shoes, [ 7A / R332001 / 303686 ] is stamped in black ink.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

    Date

    ca. 1970

    Object number

    2007.3.709ab

    Restrictions & Rights

    No known copyright restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    pumps (shoes)
    shoes (footwear)

    Medium

    imitation leather, synthetic suede, leather, metal, adhesive, elastic, and rubber

    Dimensions

    L x W (each shoe): 10 1/2 × 3 × 3 1/2 in. (26.7 × 7.7 × 8.9 cm)
    L x W (each shoe opening): 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
    L x W (each heel): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Black Fashion Museum Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Fashion and Historical

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Design
    Fashion
    Fashion design

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd556bc2320-2122-47e8-bed6-feff03dbcc7d

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2007.3.709ab

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