Pair of Mr. Seymour dead stock high heels (A, B) with original box (C, D). Heels have abstracted floral motif in pink, red, brown, green, and black cloth body, pointed toes, and floral satin rosette in same fabric as the body at top of toe box opening. Thin high heels capped with black plastic on bottom. Soles and interior in light pink. Size 5 1/2 medium.
Box made of a red, gloss finish paper over cardboard. Top has a gold and black design with the outline of a heeled shoe with heel and sole outlined with "BELLISSIMA" repeating. Body of shoe outline has written logo: "Mr. Seymour Shoes." Box also has original logo-printed tissue paper.
pumps (shoes)
leather
acrylic (plastic)
satin
boxes (containers)
Shoe
Shoe
In gold on interior footbed: "Mr. / Seymour / Designer / Shoes" and "Mr. Seymour" Stamped in purple on interior side of heel in shoe: "[unreadable} innersole / 5 1/2B / 823/ PM-200." On interior of box lid lip, printed in black: "AMERICA'S GREATEST SHOE CARTON MANUFACTURERS"
TR2739.1
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Mr. Seymour Shoes
Museum Purchase
2024.11.1A-D
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