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Slipper

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, lined with white kid and white linen, bound with white silk ribbon, and with kid insoles. Binding is decorated with a tiny ribbon bow at throat. Squared toe; flat sole. Insoles marked "gauche" and "droit". Hand sewn.

G88.109a-b

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Footwear

Historic Costume

Shoes

Female

Satin

Silk

White

1840 - 1860

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

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