PAIR OF WOMEN'S EVENING SHOES
Creator(s): Bob, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Currently in storage
About this object
This pair of evening dance shoes are made from black brocade. The shoes feature a modified T-strap design and have cutouts across the slightly rounded toe section. They have open sides with rectangular buckles on the outsides of the silver leather ankle straps. This particular pair of shoes is in the "Alice" style. There are approximately four dozen shoes in this style in the collection that were custom-made by Bob, Inc. for Mrs. Post between 1946 and 1970.
- Object name:
- PAIR OF WOMEN'S EVENING SHOES
- Made from:
- Silk satin -- leather -- wood -- metal
- Made in:
- New York, USA
- Date made:
- 1966
- Size:
- H. 5 in., W. 3 1/8 in., D. 9 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 49.59.1-2
- Signature marks:
- Emboss Bob Inc / 12 East 57th Street / New York
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973