Button Strap Shoes
DimensionsOverall: 13 x 23 cm
Credit LineGift of Miss. Edna Meyers, 1976.
Object number1976.053.132
Label TextShoes with straps buttoned across the vamp were a popular dress shoe in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). These shoes typically had a sturdy block heel or a curved Louis heel, named after King Louis XIV, with a flared base like this pair has. Around 50 years later, these strap pumps started being called "Mary Janes", a name we still use today.
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