My sister and her family made a trip east and stopped at Mt Vernon. She took pictures of the shoes displayed with the portrait of Martha as a young woman. Not at all what I expected her to look like. The shoes are wonderful. the picture will go in my reference file. One of these days it will the inspi
ration picture for some one’s footwear. The detailing is wonderful. The last would be a challenge, but the heels look almost modern. I used reproductions of buckles from one of Martha’s relatives as the buckles on the pirate shoes. These look really similar and must have been a popular style a the time.