Ceramic Shoe with Yellow Flower Toe #005

This ceramic shoe is an original part of the Lillian P. Wood Memorial Collection. It is one of a pair from the collection. Its country of origin is unknown and the date of acquisition is circa 1960s. There are no identifying or distinguishing marks on the bottom of the shoe.

This shoe’s body is an overall pale blue and the upper or vamp is decorated with an oval panel. The center of the oval has hand-painted yellow flowers and green leaves and is encircled by a gold hand-applied line and a mock white lace edging. The shoe also has gold around the top of the shoe. The heel of the shoe is entirely gold colored including the interior of the heel.

This is a close-up of the painted detailing.

This is approximately the size of the actual shoe.  The shoe was once attached to a piece of cardboard marked with L. P. Wood’s handwriting, noting  “Ozarks.”  This was most likely a souvenir gift from her daughter and son-in-law, BP and DP, upon their return from a vacation.  They were in the Ozarks in 1965 and 1967.