Item 50322 - Beaded kidskin dress shoes, ca. 1915
- Item 50322 - Beaded kidskin dress shoes, ca. 1915
- Contributed by Maine Historical Society
- Item 50322
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Image Info This pair of shoes are fashioned in an iridescent, purple kidskin leather also known as gunmetal kid. The gold beaded cut-work of the shoes added a sense of elegance, elevated by the metallic color.
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While worn in Maine, the shoes are of New York origin, designed by Andrew Alexander, located on 6th Avenue and 19th Street, sometime between 1910 and 1920.
