Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Riding boots
Object Number:
INV.1068ab
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Leather, cotton, wood
Dimensions:
each overall: 18 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. ( 47.6 x 10.8 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of brown leather knee high riding boots with a pointed toe, raised instep and seams around the ankle and up the back of the boot; two cotton tabs sewn to the upper interior to pull the boots on; wood sole covered with leather with a low semi-circular wooden heel.
Gallery Label:
This style of boots were worn by officers of 107th Infantry during World War I and World War II.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
