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Materials: Silk brocade, leather sole, white kid leather rand, linen lining and steel buckles. Provenance: These shoes were from an ancestor of Anna Holden (b. ca. 1875, d. 1965) of Baltimore, Maryland. Anna's grandson, Jonathan, found them in an old family trunk in his attic. Condition: Excellent; two period mends in fabric near the side rands and one minor 2" brocade split in same area. Measurements: Shoe L, 9'; W, 3"; Heel Ht, 2.25". Comments: In the early 18th century the toes on women's dress shoes were very pointed; by the 1760s the point had softened to a pronounced oval. On this pair of shoes there is a slightly rounded point, not quite the oval toe of later decades. To further confirm the date of these shoes is the presence of a white rand (the narrow leather band inset between the upper fabric and the leather sole). The white rands were not used in ladies shoe construction after 1760. The silk brocade on both vamps are perfectly matched. These are an extremely well made pair of 18th c. shoes. A rare find - American 18th century shoes in excellent condition with original buckles and known family provenance.
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