就像他们的父母一样，十九世纪的儿童鞋可以装饰华丽，正如这双优雅的短靴所证明的那样。在整个世纪中，富裕的孩子穿着成人所穿的较小版本的服装，尽管实用的游戏服装在二十世纪初开始流行。这些皮底短靴是为稍大一点的孩子准备的，很可能是由专业人士制作的，但针织或手工缝制的短靴也是 19 世纪婴儿躺椅的常见部分。

Like that of their parents, children's footwear in the nineteenth century could be lavishly ornamented, as this elegant pair of booties attests. Throughout the century, wealthy children were dressed in smaller versions of the garments worn by adults, although practical clothing for play came into vogue at the beginning of the twentieth century. These leather-soled booties were intended for a slightly older child and most likely made by a professional, but knitted or hand-sewn booties were also a common part of an infant's layette in the nineteenth century.