White Mary Janes, 1955-1965
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Artifact Overview
Mary Janes are flat-soled shoes with straps that fasten across the instep. Named after a Buster Brown comic strip character, these simple shoes have remained a popular style for children -- especially little girls -- since the late 1800s. This pair was part of the stock from the Carey Boot Shop in Charlevoix, Michigan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Shoes (Footwear)
Date Made
1960-1965
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Yanigans, a Friedman-Shelby Shoe Company division of the International Shoe Company, Saint Louis, Missouri
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2008.145.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Randolph C. and Nancy M. Carey.
Material
Leather
Technique
Sewing (Needleworking technique)
Color
White (Color)
Inscriptions
End of box: YANIGANS / Friedman-Shelby Div. of International Shoe Company, St. Louis, MO.
Stamped on end of box: J8961 Wht Strp 375
Stamped inside both shoes: 375 3554 8 / RV 110-J8961
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