Silver peep toe heeled sandals

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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 silver peep toe heeled sandals. The sandals feature a silver leather ankle strap with a metal buckle on the outside ankle. [4 ½ M 5497] is stamped in black ink at both the ankle strap and the shoe vamp. [10] is handwritten at the ankle strap as well. There is a silver leather peep toe vamp with three horizontal pleats, measuring about 1.75” wide at the center.. One panel of beige leather creates the interior sole of the shoe. [ALLURES / LEATHER UPPER / BALANCE / MANMADE MATERIALS] is stamped in gold ink at the center of the interior sole. One panel of hardened leather creates the exterior sole and here is a medium heel that curves at the heel breast. Five metal staples secure the rubber heel cap to the heel.

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