Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, lined with white kid and off-white linen, bound with white silk ribbon, and with white kid insoles. Very small white silk bow on throat at center front. Narrow white silk ribbon ties attached at side seams. One insole marked "Droit" (and has a D written on kid lining), other holds maker's label; both have "B 20 / E" written on insole. Squared toes; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.
G2000.060a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Satin
Silk
White
Viault-Esté
Maker
1854 - 1865
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
Label
VIAULT ESTÉ / PARIS/ No 17. Rue de la Paix / Fournisseur Breveté de L'Imperatrice des Français / THIERRY & SONS / Regent-Street, 278 / LONDON
French