Elfinware Shoe #046
This slipper is Elfinware. It is a Dresden-like porcelain that was sold in dime stores and gift shops in the 1920s through 1940s.
The piece is decorated with raised flowers, blue forget-me-nots, a white rose, and tiny purple violets, and covered with highly textured green leafy “spinach” or “moss.”
The shoe measures 3 1/2″ long, 1 1/4″ high and 1 3/8″ wide. There are no chips or damaged flower/moss details.
The shoe is marked ELFINWARE GERMANY on the bottom.
Close-up of flowers on the upper (vamp)
The shoe measures 3 1/2″ long, 1 1/4″ high and 1 3/8″ wide. There are no chips or damaged flower/moss details.
This shoe is an acquisition of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection and was purchased in 1998 at auction for $30.00. The shoe’s current collector value is $65.00 to $80.00.
Information from the reference book, Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001 and Kobel.com. Other information was recorded from personal papers.
H Kato Pottery Shoe #044
This is a china shoe made in Occupied Japan between the post WWII years 1946 through 1952. The manufacturer H Kato was a well-known producer of US imports
The shoe measures 2 7/8″ long, 1 1/8″high and 1″ wide. It is in very good condition with no cracks, chips or crazing. There is some minor paint fading.
Marks from Occupied Japan routinely do not carry the maker’s name, so this is an unusual mark. The shoe is an acquisition of the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection, purchased at auction in December 2007 for $12.60.
Estimated collector’s value is $15.00.
Information from The Collector’s Guide to Made in Japan Ceramics by Carol Bess White, published by Schroeder Publishing Co, 1996. Also from personal records.
Native American Moccasins #041
This intricately beaded pair of baby moccasins from the Oglala Tribe Sioux in Pine Ridge, South Dakota was given to Lillian P Wood by Edith Keane. The two women were well acquainted as they were both members and Past Presidents of the Home Extension Services of Adams County in Illinois. The moccasins had been in the Keane family for over 50 years when they were gifted in the 1950s. circa 1880.
There are 17 rows of various colored glass beads on the vamps and tops, and 5 rows of white and brown beads in a pattern of crosses. Each shoe is approximately 3″ long, 1 3/4″ high and 1 1/4″ wide.
These are very fragile but intact, brain-tanned leather except for a 1/4″ tear on the left toe flap. Moccasins were originally tied together with sinew through pierced holes in each of moccasins but is only attached to one shoe now. Moccasins are stuffed with white wool. The shoes are constructed totally of soft leather and are sewn with throngs of hide.
These shoes in their current condition are valued at $120.00 to $150.00. Prices for Native American items at auction including many variations are found at http://www.livingstonandassociates.com/
There is further information about the Oglala Sioux at www.nativeamericans.com/Sioux.htm Information also from private papers and interviews.
19th Century Glass Gold Boot #040
Miniature ’stirrup’ cup with rare attached handle. Very thin glass and very delicate, with no chips or cracks.
Hand-blown glass boot is approximately the size of this photograph and measures 1 5/8″ long, 1″ wide, and 1 7/16″ high, not including the handle. Circa 1880s.
The second photo is a better indication of the color of the boot.
This was purchased in the early 1990s at an antique store in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin and was a part of a 30 piece shoe collection begun by a woman in her eighties 50 years earlier. Five of these shoes were aquisitioned for the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection, the oldest and most valuable being this little treasure. Purchase for $18.00 in 1992, not its estimated collector’s value is $50.00 to $60.00.
Mosser Vaseline Glass Slipper #037
This is a Vaseline Opalescent slipper from the Mosser Art Glass Company located in Cambridge, Ohio. It is one of a dozen pieces of Vaseline Glass that are in the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. Some of the other Vaseline shoes in the collection are catalogued #007 through #013.
This shoe pattern was introduced in 1973 and listed in the Mosser line as “Rose Slipper #117″. It is still in production, and is made in several colors including, frost, pink and blue. The shoe measures 5 3/4″ long and 3″ high. This shoe has no cracks, chips or crazing.
The shoe was purchased at auction for $15.oo in December, 2007. Its current estimated collector’s value is $30.00 to $35.00. It is featured on pages 158-9 in the book Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001.
Tiffin Art Pottery Baby Booties #033
This is a tiny pair of white art pottery baby shoes. They were purchased in Tiffin, Ohio, which is a major region for art potteries. There have been in excess of 220 potteries in the Tiffin area, the earliest opening in the 1820s. Many lasted decades, some only a year or two, and some are still in operation.
There are no identifying marks, except for the circles on the top of each shoe which contains a C, much like the copyright symbol. The pair measure 1 11/16″ long, 1 7/16 wide, and 1 1/16″ tall.
This pair of shoes was given to Lillian P Wood by a distant cousin, Claucia Leightly. Unknown maker. Circa 1900s. Estimated collector value is $40 to $55.
Pink Porcelain Bootie #032
This is a delicate porcelain shoe of very good quality, very light and very strong in a matte pink. Open eyelets and nice detail are features of this little bootie.
The shoe measures 3 3/8″ in length, 1 3/4″ in height, and 1 7/16″ in width. There is a pink porcelain rose and green leaves affixed to the toe. There are no chips, cracks or crazing.
There is a pink porcelain rose and green leaves affixed to the toe.
The bottom of the shoe has no manufacturing marks, but has information regarding acquisition to the Lillian P Wood Memorial Collection. It was given to Lillian P Wood in July of 1956 by family. It was purchased in Park Rapids, Minnesota, a resort town on the MN/ND border.
White Art Pottery Baby Shoe #035
This is an art pottery baby bootie made in the typical fashion of a pottery which makes figurals and shoes as part of its line. It has better detail than most, especially in the heel area, and it has a thicker, more satiny glaze. The toe of the underside of the shoe has also been glazed. It has been detailed with an aqua glaze for shoe laces.
It is in very good condition with no cracks, chips or crazing. There does appear to be a very small area on the back edge of the rim which took less glaze than the rest of the shoe, but it is completely glazed over.
The bootie measures 4 1/2″ long, 3″ high and 2 1/8″ wide. There are no pottery markings or identification of the manufacturer on any part of the shoes.
The shoe does have handwritten pencil markings which read “10/ANO/35.” The Wood family vacationed in San Antonio, Texas in August of 1935, visiting Aletha and Paul Gordon, Lillian’s ex-boss from Quincy, and crossed the border into Mexico for shopping. They purchased this shoe at that time. 10 probably refers to the price in pesos. Estimated value of the baby bootie is $20 to $25.
Information for the history of pottery and shoes was found in the book, Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001. Other information was recorded from a personal interview with BJ.
Blue Art Pottery Baby Shoe #034
A solid piece of American Pottery, and very typical. Nearly all United States potteries that made novelties had a baby shoe in their catalogs or showrooms.
Some of this pottery does not clean well, especially the inside when it’s been a plant container. There is a 1/2″ light brown stain on the interior rim, though the rest of the inside of the bootie is clean. It has two protuberances on the inside sole of the shoe approximately 3/8″ high.
The shoe, except for the rim stain is in good condition with no crazing, cracks or chips. Glaze is evenly distributed. It is circa 1950s.
Proof that it’s from the U.S.A. Stamped clearly in the center on the shoe in BIG letters. It is somewhat unusual in that it has a raised sole. Most booties of this type are flat and unglazed. Estimated value is $15 to $20.
Information regarding ceramic figurals and shoes was found in Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001. Other information was obtained from personal papers and records of BP.
Vintage Art Pottery Baby Shoe #033
A very nicely made pink, pottery bootie, with impressions for eyelets on both edges and shoe strings. The tongue hangs over the vamp of the shoe.
The shoe is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or crazing though shoes of this age always seem to look a little dusty, even when clean. There are the typical imperfections from firing which do not adversely affect the condition of the shoe.
Here the detail is seen. The shoe measures 4″ long, 2 1/2″ high and 2″ wide.
This baby shoe was given to Lillian P Wood in January 1950. “Prante” on the sole refers to Chloe Prante who was a member of the Northeast Garden Club in Quincy, IL with Lillian. The price, $1.00, is marked on the toe in light pencil.
There are no imprints or marks on this bootie, but it does appear to be of the quality seen in the mid range US art potteries. Most of these shoes were not marked. These type of “bootie planters” are plentiful and estimated value is $8 to $15.
Information regarding pottery shoes found in Collectible Glass Shoes by Earlene Wheatley, published by Schroeder Publishing, 2001. Other information obtained from personal papers and interviews with BJ.
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