Pattens

American
ca. 1750 – 1800

Used during the 17th and 18th centuries these pattens or mud shoes were slipped onto a pair of women's shoes to keep the wearer up and out of the mud.

Wood, leather, iron. L 26.6, W 7.9, H 6.4 cm
The George C. Neumann Collection
Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 1219, 1767