Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Boot, Riding |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00053a |
Description |
Boot: One (left) of a pair (2) of black leather riding boots with high knee cuff, blunt toe, low heel, with cotton pulls. |
Material |
Leather/Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-22.5 W-4 L-10.5 inches |
Owned |
Robert E. Lee |
Provenance |
This is a pair of boots worn by Robert E. Lee. These were sent to Paris, France, and used in modeling the equestrian statue of Gen. Lee which stands on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia at the head of Franklin Street. They were also used by Edward V. Valentine as model for his recumbent statue of Lee in Lexington, Virginia. |
People |
Lee, Robert E. Valentine, Edward V. |
Search Terms |
Monument - Robert E. Lee Recumbent, Lexington, VA, 1883 Monument - Robert E. Lee, Richmond, VA, 1890 |
Subjects |
Footwear Shoes Boots |