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- Women's Boots, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Women's Boots, circa 1870
- Women's Congress Gaiters, circa 1870 - Congress gaiters is a term for boots with elastic at the ankles. This style of boots is comfortable and easy to pull on and off. They were a popular style in the mid-19th century for both men and women. Women could wear these fashionable boots around the house, and found them sturdier than flimsy slippers when walking over hard city streets.
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Women's Congress Gaiters, circa 1870
Congress gaiters is a term for boots with elastic at the ankles. This style of boots is comfortable and easy to pull on and off. They were a popular style in the mid-19th century for both men and women. Women could wear these fashionable boots around the house, and found them sturdier than flimsy slippers when walking over hard city streets.