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Boots

TitleBoots
Date1865–75 19th century
Mediumcotton, silk
Originprobably American probably American
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBrooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Herman Delman, 1954
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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