Cream leather pumps with decorative folded fringe

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A pair of cream leather pumps with decorative folded fringe. The shoes have round perforations throughout. Cream synthetic is sewn along the top line. Decorative cream leather fringe is folded and tucked into itself on the vamp of each shoe. The inside of the shoes are lined with cream cotton and cream suede on the back. The shoes have cream vinyl insoles. Gold text on the left shoe (a) reads [Jelleff's / Washington 4, D.C.]. Gold text on the right shoe (b) reads [Hill and Dale]. Gold text on the heel of the insole on both shoes reads [VANITY / LAST]. Faded illegible numbers are written on the inner edge of the right shoe. The shoes have brown leather outsoles with rubber heel caps. Four metal nails are on each heel cap, and a metal toe tap is at the bottom front of each shoe.

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