Shoe last, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1952.6481.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Wood block cut in the form of a shoe. The last has a pointed toe. The height of the last increases toward the instep then plateaus at the top in an elongated oval shape. Below the top there is a through-hole filled with a plaster-like substance. This substance completely blocks one side of the hole, but the other side has a central hole. From the top the heel curve extends to the seat. The seat sides are curved to form the waist before growing to the widest point at the last joints then tapering to form the toe.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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