FREDERICK DOUGLASS COLLECTION

A Closer Look


FRDO3138 (left foot) and
FRDO3137 (right foot): Shoe


Brown leather sole and uppers; low-cut (slightly below ankle). Twelve brass eyelets (six on each side) for shoe lace. Toe slightly rounded. Machine stitching, sole attached by matching stitching. Heel attached by square braids.

This item is displayed at the historic site in Frederick Douglass' bedroom.

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Last Updated: June 6, 1997
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