Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's slippers of dark brown kid leather, bound with brown silk ribbon, lined with white kid and off-white cotton twill, and with white kid insoles. Vamp has slight, pointed tongue. Holes have been cut into vamp in the form of three vertical lozenges, a horizontal one above them, and a winged shape below them; these are backed with light pink silk satin and surrounded by off-white silk tambour embroidery, and topped with red silk ribbon rosettes. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.
G87.105a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Kid Leather
Brown
1845 - 1860
19th Century
Mid 19th Century