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Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pair of slippers of off-white silk satin, lined with white linen and kid leather, and bound with white silk ribbon. Square toe; low knock-on heel. Bow of white silk satin sewn at top of vamp. Label inside one shoe; "Droit" written inside same shoe as label, "Gauche" in the other. Hand sewn.

G88.131

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Footwear

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Shoes

Female

Satin

Silk

Linen

Kid Leather

Cream

Dufossée

Maker

1850 - 1855

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

Label

On insole of one shoe

Paris / 20 Rue de la Paix / DUFOSSÉE/ Succr. de MELNOTTE / Fournr. de plusieus Courts Etrangères. / 23. Old Bond-Street. / LONDON

French

Paris / 20 Rue de la Paix / DUFOSSÉE/ Successor of MELNOTTE / Supplier to Foreign Courts / 23. Old Bond-Street. / LONDON

Label

10 in

1.5 in heel

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