Pair of women's boots
French
1850–0
Object Place: France
DIMENSIONS: 12 x 7 x 25.6 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
ACCESSION NUMBER: 44.495a-b
MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Wool twill with cotton cord, silk binding and eyelets, linen lined and leather soles
Blue wool twill uppers, lapped front and back seams, blue binding, eyelets for blue silk lace with metal tip (one missing) up one side, tongue. Square toe. Leather sole. White leather insole, white cotton lining marked: “Mme. Courtes Essemonroy (?).”
Credit Line: The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston