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Name |
Stephen Cutter House |
Number of Archive records |
1 |
Number of Library records |
0 |
Number of Object records |
2 |
Number of Photo records |
6 |
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2012.2.1a-b - Boot
1 pair child's Wellington boots, re heeled & soled with nails Condition: Worn. several pieces of leather stitched together Hardware cut off ankles, no closure, lacing straps intact. Shoes indicate extensive wear with multiple repairs present. Presumed to be concealment shoes identified by tags as 2012.2.1a and 2012.2.1b
Record Type: Object
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2012.2.2 - Shoe
Single "concealment" shoe, infant sized, made of grey leather, cotton lined, cotton tape closure, very worn. Appears to be wearable on either foot. Found under the floorboards in an Arlington house, owned by Stephen and Mary Cutter during the 18th century, the shoe likely dates to the second quarter of the 19th century. Individual shoes (not the pair) were placed in the walls of homes beginning in the 18th century to ward off evil. The shoes w...
Record Type: Object
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