A Collection in
the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 93.11
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation
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Preferred Citation
Research Files on Colonial Shoes, Manuscript MS 93.11,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation
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.