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Shoe, Pump

Description

Pair of blue silk-linen high-heeled pumps with a square toe and a low square-shaped heel. Belonged to the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson (1896-1986).

Date

circa 1960-1970

Materials

Leather, silk, linen, rubber

Dimensions

4 H x 10.5 L x 2.5 W inches

Object ID

1998.4.25a,b

Resource ID

11973

Notes

Both shoes have gold lettering on insole that reads "Boutique Mancini // 20 Rue du Boccador // Balzac: 42-88, Paris."

Credit Line

Gift from the Stiles Ewing Tuttle Memorial Trust and Stiles Tuttle Colwill given in memory of Eugenia Calvert Holland

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.