Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Wedding Shoes, 1921

THF30300 / Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Wedding Shoes, 1921

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Pumps (Shoes)

Date Made

1921

Subject Date

25 June 1921

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.263.52

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. William Clay Ford, Mrs. John F. Ball, and Mrs. William Leatherman.

Material

Silk (Textile)
Satin
Leather
Rhinestones

Color

Ivory (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Length: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

225.25G / X

Keywords	United States, Illinois, Decatur Pumps (Shoes) Shoes (Footwear) Women's shoes Footwear Weddings (Ceremonies) Firestone, Elizabeth Parke, 1897-1990 Firestone, Harvey S., 1898-1973

Artifact
Wedding Dress, Worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone, 1921
Elizabeth Parke, the daughter of a prosperous Decatur, Illinois, businessman, was known for her meticulous attention to fashion detail. Family notebooks include costume sketches in her hand, and relatives remember Elizabeth designing and sewing many of her own fashions. It is likely that she made this dress for her 1921 wedding to Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., son of the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.