Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of men's house slippers in Berlin work (wool tent-stitch embroidery) on canvas, lined with red wool flannel, and bound with brown silk velvet. The embroidery depicts a wreath of red, pink, and white roses and leaves, with more roses and leaves going toward the back of the shoe, on a reddish purple ground; the roses are done in relief with thick pile. Squared toe; curve-lasted flat sole with illegible stamping at the toe in a three-lobed shape. Hand sewn(?).
G2000.012a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Male
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Male
Wool
Wool
Flannel
Purple
Pink
Green
Red
1850 - 1870
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
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