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Shoe shaped mending kit
Shoe shaped mending kit
Shoe shaped mending kit

Shoe shaped mending kit

Artist Artist unrecorded
DateMid-late19th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
Place madeEurope
MediumLeather, fabric
Dimensions3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 6 5/16 in. (8 × 5 × 16 cm)
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of the Patricia M. Newman Trust, FA.2016.24.21
Object numberFA.2016.24.21
DescriptionThe brown leather shoe has three ochre color places for needles and pins---two on instep and one at opening. The hinged heel that is lined in green sateen reveals a green veleveteen area to hold a thimble, needle packets or small sewing scissors.
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