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women's high top boots
- Creator:
- Dr. Kahler Shoes
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1860-1890
- Materials:
- cloth, wood, animal
- Measurements:
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 3 in x 9 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0022a-b
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Pair of dark-brown leather women's high top boots feature trim across the toe with a punched out design, seventeen pairs of metal lace eyelets with dark-brown laces, and a stacked wooden heel. A maker's label is sewn inside one shoe and reads, "Dr. Kahler Shoes." "Dr. Kahler" is engraved in script on the bottom of the sole. "D2334 126" is stamped inside the other shoe. Dr. Kahler made boots for both Abraham Lincoln and his wife during their years in the White House. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
