Shoes

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The combination of black and pink or brown and pink is frequently seen in infants' shoes of the early to mid 19th century. While most shoes of this simple type fasten with a tie, the button closure on this example is a less common feature, and here is highlighted by a nicely detailed engraved brass button.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art