Silver heeled sandals

Source catalog description

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 metallic silver heeled sandals. They feature an open toe, and the toe box is composed of radiating silver straps which range in width from .25” to .5”, with the widths being wider at the base. Each ankle strap is made from two panels of silver vinyl that fasten with a .75” wide metal buckle. The buckle corresponds to six perforated holes on the strap. Each sole is made from one panel of brown stiffened paper with flocking adhered to it. The paper sole is adhered to a wood base. There are medium height (possibly plastic) heels with plastic heel caps nailed to the ends. Each heel cap is nailed in place with seven metal nails, and the outer soles are made from plastic. [100M 25693] is printed in blue ink on the inside of each ankle strap.

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