Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Man's boot
Object Number:
INV.11701
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Leather, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 12 x 3 in. ( 41.9 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on interior leather label: "ROBERT WYLIE/51st STREET NEW YORK"
stamped: on sole: "R WYLIE"
stamped: on boot tree: " J.M. JENNY/ 11 W. 28th St./NEW YORK", "62/6218" , "L/L/L"
Description:
Black calf-length leather boot with brown over-flap and stacked heel; boot has interior label.
Gallery Label:
This boot is accompanied by a wood boot tree.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
