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Victorian Boots Ladies High-Top Lace-Up Brown Leather Antique Peters St Louis
$ 105.59
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Description
Victorian Boots Ladies High-Top Lace-Up Brown Leather Antique Peters St LouisLate Victorian-era or early Edwardian-era women's high-top, lace-up boots. Circa early 1900-1910.
Brown leather. Brown s
hoestring ties, metal (?) aglets.
Rounded point toe boxes.
If you are buying these for personal wear, please keep in mind that Victorian people were much smaller than we are today. The size of these boots is unknown, but they are for very small, very narrow feet. Possibly a current ladies' size 5 or 6?
Each is embossed on the bottom heel
:
A
HEEL
OF
QUALITY
The canvas inside each boot is stamped
:
E1 (or El)
445 R 1213
PETERS
ST LOUIS
Approximate measurements
:
Heel height: 2"
Length of shoe from back of the heel to tip of the toe: 10-1/8"
Height: 9.75"
Width at the widest part of the ball of the foot: 3"
Beautiful structural condition. Totally wearable.
The leather is supple, but a little dry. The boots have faded from the toes back, giving them a bit of an ombre look. Additionally, there are spots on the toe of the right boot.