Research Files on Colonial Shoes, 1988.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Librarian/ Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the holder of the copyright, if not the Rockefeller Library at Colonial Williamsburg.

Preferred citation:

Research Files on Colonial Shoes, Manuscript MS 93.11, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Summary

Creator:
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Research Files on Colonial Shoes, Manuscript MS 93.11, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Background

Scope and content:

Documentation relating to colonial footwear compiled by Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Trades program for future reference and reproduction. These files are result from a survey of surviving examples of eighteenth-century footwear conducted by Colonial Williamsburg employees in 1988. Each folder within the file, documents a particular shoe examined and includes a sheet giving measurements, materials used, and information regarding the type of stitching and type of lining used. Each folder also includes a survey sheet, tracings of the various pieces used to construct the shoe, and a black and white photo of the shoe.

I.D. No. 0250.

I.D. No. 0440.

I.D. No. 0533.

2 quarters and latch appear to NOT be related to pattern and leather. I.D. No. 0534.

I.D. No. 0537.

I.D. No. 0540.

I.D. No. 0680.

I.D. No. 0892.

I.D. No. 0930.

I.D. No. 997.

I.D. No. 1011.

I.D. No. 1013.

I.D. No. 1032.

I.D. No. 1049.

I.D. No. 1063.

I.D. No. 1065.

I.D. No. 1109.

I.D. No. 1123.

I.D. No. 1155.

I.D. No. 1211.

I.D. No. 1236.

I.D. No. 1266.

I.D. No. 1272.

I.D. No. 1300.

I.D. No. 1347.

I.D. No. 1361.

I.D. No. 1399.

I.D. No. 1400.

I.D. No. 1444.

I.D. No. 1443.

I.D. No. 1445.

I.D. No. 1404.

I.D. No. 1450.

I.D. No. 1542.

I.D. No. 1563.

I.D. No. 1608.

I.D. No. 1612.

I.D. No. 1613.

I.D. No. 1673.

I.D. No. 1679.

I.D. No. 1764.

I.D. No. 1790.

I.D. No. 1972.

I.D. No. 1800.

I.D. No. 1821.

I.D. No. 1822.

I.D. No. 1824.

I.D. No. 1881.

I.D. No. 1882.

I.D. No. 1848.

I.D. No. 1886.

I.D. No. 1995.

I.D. No. 3941.

I.D. No. 3972.

I.D. No. 5085. Maker's name is C.H. or H.C.

I.D. No. 17495.

Physical description:
56 items.