- Created by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1850s
- Medium
- leather and wood with iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Left shoe): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 × 16.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Right shoe): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 × 16.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Together): 3 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (9.8 × 12.1 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- Hand-sewn shoes with two or three leather uppers sewn together at the heel and mid-shoe. Leather is stiff and worn. The soles are wooden and appear to be hand carved. The soles of the shoes are wooden and have iron attached to the heel and toe.
- Place collected
- Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- shoes (footwear)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Object number
- 2014.312.219ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




