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T.M. Seabury, retailer

Men's shoes, late 1800s-early 1900s

Description

Maker

  • T.M. Seabury, American, retailer

Culture

Greek

Title

Men's shoes

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Leather with tooling, embroidery, cutwork, brass grommets, and silk pompom

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • leather,
  • wool

Dimensions

Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Tag inside left shoe: [printed label on paper] From the T. Mum[fo?]rd Seabury Co. / Supera Alta tenere / Boots and Shoes, 214 Thames Street Newport R.I. / [handwritten] Modern Greek slipper from Athens D.B.F.

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Ott

Object Number

79.077.13

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Men's shoes with the accession number of 79.077.13. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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