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Saks Fifth Avenue
Woman's Shoescirca 1926

On view: BCAM 2nd FloorFashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity
Pair of 1920s–30s silver metallic leather heeled shoes with gold geometric beaded decoration on the toe and ankle straps, Saks Fifth Avenue label visible inside

Saks Fifth Avenue, Woman's Shoes, circa 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William Buckingham, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Label
Saks Fifth Avenue
United States, New York, New York, founded 1924
Title
Woman's Shoes
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1926
Medium
Leather with metal chainlink and paste stones
Dimensions
5 1/8 × 2 3/4 × 9 in. (13.02 × 6.99 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Buckingham
Accession Number
M.76.119.4a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Hansen, Michaela. Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2026.

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