Evening pumps
The classic evening pump of the first decade of the 20th century is nicely illustrated by this pair in showy bronze kidskin. Bronze-tone was the only widely used metallic leather finish up to this time and, when beaded, usually paired with copper-tone beads. The spider web design incorporated in the beadwork is less common that floral or foliate motifs and therefore of particular interest.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening pumps
- Manufacturer: H. Jantzen Shoe Co.
- Date: 1900
- Culture: American
- Medium: leather, silk, beads
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert Cort, 1955
- Object Number: 2009.300.1503a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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