- Ethnohistorical collection
Boot
Dark brown boots assembled in three parts: sole, U-shaped vamp and cylindrical leg. The sole and vamp are made of thick leather, while the leg is made of thinner, softer leather. The inside of the boot is unlined. The back of the leg is reinforced with a piece of leather. Solid stitching. A leather lace closes the boot to keep snow out.
- Period 19th century
- Materials skin, leather
- Measurements 40 x 10 x 28 cm
- Accession Number 2021.59.153.1-2
Historical context
Pair of men’s boots called “bottes de beu”, “bottes sauvages” or more rarely “bottes accordéon”. This type of shoe is made of three pieces of leather (sole extending up the sides of the foot, U-shaped vamp with tongue, and supple leather gaiter laced below the knee) and is a French-Canadian adaptation of the First Nations high moccasin. Born of a self-sufficiency shoemaker’s workshop, they ...
boot
Pair of men’s boots called “bottes de beu”, “bottes sauvages” or more rarely “bottes accordéon”. This type of shoe is made of three pieces of leather (sole extending up the sides of the foot, U-shaped vamp with tongue, and supple leather gaiter laced below the knee) and is a French-Canadian adaptation of the First Nations high moccasin. Born of a self-sufficiency shoemaker’s workshop, they are made from tanned or untanned skins (green leather) from domestic animals or seals. Lightweight, they are perfectly suited to snowshoeing.
Indispensable in the 19th century, these shoes were popular in rural areas until the late 1930s, when they sold for around four or five dollars.
- Period 19th century
- Materials skin, leather
- Measurements 40 x 10 x 28 cm
- Accession Number 2021.59.153.1-2
Pointe-à-Callière Collection, gift of Jacques Lacaille, 2021.59.153.1-2
Photo by Michel Pinault
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