Skip to main content

Visit Main Menu Block

  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility & Amenities
  • Tours & Group Visits
  • Visitor Guidelines

Exhibitions and Events Main Menu Block

  • Exhibitions
  • Events

Art and Design Main Menu Block

  • Collection
  • Collection Research
  • Past Exhibitions
  • Watch / Listen / Read

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Bally

Women's shoes

Maker

Bally, manufacturer
Schönenwerd

Title

Women's shoes

Year

ca. 1940

Medium

  • leather,
  • metal; plaited

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • leather,
  • metal; plaited

Materials

metal, leather

Geography

Place Made: Switzerland

Dimensions

24.8 cm (9 3/4 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

size: 7 1/2 BLeft shoe: Happyland II, The Balta, Reg. U.S. Patent Office, B. Altman & Co., 5th Ave. - New York, Made in Switzerland.Right shoe: Happyland II, Made in switzerland, Bally, Paris, London

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Peggy Cone

Object Number

2001.73.81

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Exhibition History

Cocktail Culture
Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980
Apr 15, 2011 – Jul 31, 2011

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

In copyright This object is in copyright

Tombstone

Bally, manufacturer
Schönenwerd
Women's shoes, ca. 1940
Leather, metal; plaited
24.8 cm (9 3/4 inches) (length)
Gift of the Estate of Peggy Cone 2001.73.81

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

Feedback

We view our online collection as a living documents, and our records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you have additional information or have spotted an error, please send feedback to curatorial@risd.edu.

Footer Main

  • Become a Member
  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Rent the Museum

Footer Main Navigation

  • Visit

    • Hours & Admission
    • Accessibility & Amenities
    • Tours & Group Visits
    • Visitor Guidelines
  • Art & Design

    • Collection Research
    • Collection
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Join / Give

    • Become a Member
    • Give
  • Exhibitions & Events

    • Exhibitions
    • Events
  • Watch / Listen / Read

    • The Latest
    • Publications
    • Articles
    • Audio & Video

Footer Secondary Navigation

  • Who We Are
  • Opportunities
  • Image Request
  • Press Office
  • Rent the Museum
  • Terms of Use
Tickets
Homepage
Go to the risd.edu homepage. This link will open in a new window.