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Gilded boot-shaped sculpture covered with small trinkets, buttons, medals, animal figurines and a shell, on a black background.

Untitled (Memory Sculpture, High Buttoned Shoe)

A boot-shaped sculpture covered in gilded trinkets, including buttons, coins, medals, tiny animal figures, a shell, and small tools. The objects are pressed into a golden dough-like surface against a black background, creating a dense, mosaic-like pattern.

Artist
Unidentified
Date
early 20th century
Medium
Masonite with composition dough embedded with metal, plastic, glass, and wood objects, gilded with gold paint
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2381 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1934).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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