Catherine:
This is a very stylish ladies Victorian front lacing boot.  I love it!!  It has a canvas top, stacked wooden Louis heel, and a very cool perforated designs on the toe.  There is a strip of leather part way up the back of the canvas to help stiffen it  The back of the heel measures 2 1/2 inches and the boot measures 11 inches from the floor.  It is perfect for the 1870s all the way up to 1910.  Late Victorian reenactors, Steampunkers, and SASS shooters will love this boot.  It comes in black and brown; Sizes 6-11 including half sizes with no 10 1/2