Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shoes with shoe trees
Object Number:
1946.118g-j
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Leather, metal, wood
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 4 7/8 x 12 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 31.1 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: inside of strap: P. H. DOWNING"
stamped: into wood on shoe trees, forward of handles: "10 4"
Description:
Pair of brown men's low-heeled, round-toed shoes with a wooden shoe tree inside each; a strap crosses over the top of the foot across the tongue and buckles at the outer side.
Gallery Label:
These shoes were part of the military uniform of the donor, who served as Lieutenant-Colonel in the Air Corps during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul H. Downing
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
