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shoe buckles
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Mary Moyars-Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:29:31 -0500
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Favorite shoe buckles were frequently moved and used on other pairs  
of shoes.

Mary Moyars-Johnson  (MMJ)

On Feb 3, 2009, at 11:06 PM, Ian Welch wrote:

> Jon Kukla's reference to Martha Washington's shoes in the  
> Washington Post was not. of itself, deserving of too much  
> attention, despite her husband's eminence. Any student of costume,  
> male or female, will find many places online and in museums that  
> deal with the dressing up of the great and powerful.
>
>
> However, we must ask, in passing, 'who nicked the buckles off'n her  
> shoes?'

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