A pair of tan T-strap heeled shoes with cut outs. The shoes are made of tan leather and have a round toe. Three petal teardrop shaped cut outs mirror one another at the center of the toe vamp. A T-strap starts at the toe box and narrows at the top of the vamp, it is connected to an ankle strap. The ankle strap has a metal buckle on the exterior with five holes. The shoes have a two-inch heel, the outer sole is made of black and brown leather. The midsole is made of brown painted canvas. The insole is made of synthetic leather. The text [Selby] with a heart below is printed in gold at the center of the insole. The text [LEATHER UPPER / (illegible) MAN MADE MATERIAL / D 7 1/2 2A-4A 22821J 2] is stamped on the back of the leather suede heel.
| Date | 1960s-1970s |
| Created by | Selby Shoe Co., American, founded 1928 |
| Subject of | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 |
| Medium | leather, synthetic leather, leather suede, adhesive, nylon, painted canvas, elastic, and metal |
| Dimensions | H x W x D (each shoe): 4 1/4 × 3 × 11 in. (10.8 × 7.6 × 27.9 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W x D (heel only): 2 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (5.1 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane |
| Object number | 2007.3.653ab |
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