C.H. WOLFELT Co. Evening Pumps from a Young Lady, ca. 1904 #victorianshoes serving more as elegant adornments

serving more as elegant adornments than practical tools for cooling oneself

dating to circa 1915

The dress comes from the collection of the Valentine Museum

is one of only two garments in a long collecting career that can be clearly attributed to Germany

A rare and beautifully preserved example of 1910s evening fashion

C.H. WOLFELT Co. Evening Pumps from a Young Lady, ca. 1904 #victorianshoes serving more as elegant adornmentsDainty evening shoes made of black leather, elaborately decorated with a front vamp embroidered with steel beads. The shoe size suggests a very young wearer. Five cm high heels. The shoes are decorated with embroidered bows at the front. Label in gold color: "C. H. Wolfelt Co. * The Bootery * Los Angeles*. Good condition with signs of age and wear. A few steel beads are missing on the tips of the shoes. Very rare to find in this size.