Child’s shoes, small, made of black patent leather. Square vamp, rounded square toes, straight soles. Ankle straps. Edges bound with hand sewn brown (probably originally black) silk ribbon. Black shoe buttons and thread loops

Little black kid shoe lined with red and white pin stripe lining; hard leather sole. Appears to have had an ankle strap. Round throat and rounded toe

Small child’s brown leather boots, level scalloped tops, black shoe buttons, soft leather soles; slightly squarish toes; narrow.

Soft red kid leather shoes, hand stitched. Straights with a slip heel; softly rounded toe; dagged edge on throat of fairly high vamp; two oval cutouts over toes; all edges bound with pink silk ribbon. Lined with coarse linen, also used on inner sole. Side and back seams. Little semicircle of white kid to cushion the inner edge of the opening at the heel. Inside each side near the top edge is a pair of thread 1/2” ‘straps’ to receive ribbons for lacing. No marks. Typewritten note on one side of small piece of paper: Miss Quimby Winchester; on the reverse in pencil: “Worn at Grandma Quimby’s Wedding [red pencil] Dec. 1815.”

Pair of slippers or shoes made of what appears to be a calendared design on ivory silk rep, giving a moire effect. Hand stitched. Bound with ivory grosgrain ribbon, lined with white kid, insole of white cotton. Straights, square toes, square throat, heelless. No ties. No label or other marks. These were made of the same material as the dress described below. 3 stamped holes in the sole.

Cream colored silk satin, silk binding, hand stitched. White ribbon ruching across high square throat, with single star shaped spangle. 3/8” ribbed silk ribbon ties. Straights. No heels; ring stamped; slightly squared pointed toe.9” long. Note attached: “CLARA SIZER BARNARD’S MOTHER’S WEDDING SLIPPERS 1829.” ”Also penciled inside: “MA[R]Y E. WHITING’S WEDDING SLIPPERS SEPT. 8, 1830

Pale pink hand stitched kid with white kid lining. Straights, no back seam. High vamps, slightly rounded toes, pale blue silk ribbon flat bow on each shoe, matching narrow ribbon binding.Partial label in one reads: “ ----HOES ----[s]ly for ----GREEN -----Street ------

Slipper tops, Berlin work design of crouching cat surrounded by flowers, full-blown roses along sides with bluebirds (?) at heels. Left-right reversal to designs! Soft, fine black merino wool ground with white, red, orange, brown, chartreuse; 2 shades of grey, pink, green, rust, olive, blue; 3 shades of turquoise. Ground is rather soft linen canvas with paired wefts- warps may or may not be paired. Blue warp every 10 threads. Seem lady sized. Square toes, high vamp.

Machine stitched patent leather ankle strap child’s shoes, pair. High straight vamp, slightly rounded square toe, back seam. Lined with plain weave off white cotton. Straights, no heel. Flat brass button with impressed design, brownish black grosgrain binding. Buttonhole a mere slit. Toe of sole impressed “8” - no other marks.Length, 6 3/4”

Entirely hand stitched ivory fine wool, straights. Back reaches around to be tied in front. All pieces centered with dainty sprig with blue and pink flowers and bound in blue silk ribbon before assembly.

Pair of infant’s booties made of fine merino wool, red for the foot and trim, ivory for the lacy ‘sock.’ Red ‘shoe’ with high, square vamp and distinctily square toe; openwork sock with 3 red bands around top beneath red crocheted edgeing. Red and white plied yarn ties with red and white pompom tassels.

Pair of infant or toddler leather boots. One of the shoes has the original laces in brown twill cotton. Metal eyelets. Point vamp with cross-over leather oxford-style insole.

Pair of child’s juliet slippers, deeply curved side openings, center seam oversewn with wide zigzag stitch. Square toes, straights, soft leather soles. Black or dark brown leather, insole of black leather. Pair of metal eyelets in top of vamp and back of heel. No marks. Supplied with shiny polyester ribbon in the holes.

Child’s bootees with very square toes, made of soft ivory ‘cashmere’, hand quilted to its ivory polished cambric lining with gold silk thread in a diamond pattern. Plain cashmere soles. Bound with ivory silk ribbon. Ankle high, with pointed flap over vamp that secures with a single, tiny metal ball button that is now a very dark brown, apparently corroded.

Pair of small child’s shoes made of pink silk taffeta lined with thin PW unbleached linen. The high, square tongue is faced with white silk. The edges are bound with matching silk ribbon, stitched with silk (MID). The sock appears to be pasteboard but it has in its matrix a very fine and evenly distributed glitter or sparkle! The soles and heels are made of layers of black felt (an old hat???!). They are straights with back seams, dogleg seams (both covered with ribbon) and latchets (which are pieced), and rounded sloping toes. The side seams are stitched with fine Z2S unbleached linen thread (MID). The soles are crudely stitched in place with heavy unbleached linen thread (MID), onto a decorative finit [?] tape around the front of the sole. These have been made with a minimum of finesse.5.5” long

Infant’s booties made of soft white wool felt, entirely hand stitched. Scalloped tops and flaps finished with white silk buttonhole stitch, secured with 3 white glass shoe buttons. Rounded toes.

Black patent leather toddler shoe with black velvet ribbon rosette; ankle strap; machine stitched. Black twill cotton lining, black twill tape edging. Fairly soft sole, straight. Back seam. Black shoe button with slit buttonhole.

Brown worsted child’s bootees, opening edged with matching ribbon. Hand stitched. Seam up front and back. Very square toes, slight L and R. Tongue. Hand sewn eyelets, no ties. White cotton twill lining. 6 [?] m ink inscribed inside tongue. 3.25 x 7”

Black silk satin slippers, high straight vamps, no back seam, straights, slightly rounded square toe. Rosettes, now flat, of shiny black ribbon, cut steel buckle in center. Very narrow black grosgrain ribbon ties 16”. White kid lining, black ribbon bound, all hand stitched. 7” long. Label: “Henry H. Tuttle/Fashionable Shoe Store/ 31 Tremont Row/Rips mended gratis” inside one shoe. “Jenny” inked inside each heel.

Hand stitched child's bootees, bodies dark blue silk faille. Patent toe caps and heels. No heels, rigid straight soles. Side lacing, double tagged blue cotton braid laces. Ribbon-bound edges. No tongues. White cotton lining

Child's mules, brown leather bound with red silk ribbon, little bow at rear. Lined with brown velvet, small printed cross stripe cotton in toe. Sole (re?)attached crudely with double strands of thread. 5” x 2.25” Rounded toe.

High top laced child’s shoes of brown leather lined with white twill cotton, brass eyelets and toe caps; pegged straights with low stacked heels. No binding. Inked inside: JC Connor had these in his store in 1856. Back seam, piped vamp seam. Metal guard joining bottom 2 eyelets.

Black 'Russia' leather child’s shoes. Lappets with 2 pr eyelets over vamp with pinked edges-- no tongue as such. Soft tan sole leather, poorly sewn. Old string for ties (not original?) Bound with blue silk ribbon. Lining PW white cotton 4.25” long.

Pair of child's rubber galoshes. Stamped on bottom of both galoshes, " Goodyear's I. R. G. M'F'G Co. New York." Still very supple, lined with a knit fabric which has been adhered to the shoes. Decorative stamped scrolling on vamp of each galosh, some tread still visible on bottom of shoes - worn. Small amount of crackling at corners of vamp opening.

Pair of women's shoes of light brown kid leather, bound with green silk grosgrain ribbon, lined with off-white kid and cotton twill, with kid insoles. They each lace through two pairs of eyelets (ribbons are replacements). Marked "6 ,," inside on kid lining. Squared toe; flat, straight sole with ring marks and with narrow stained border around edge of heel. Hand sewn.

Pair of men's shoes of black leather, lined with white kid, bound with black silk ribbon, with white cotton insole (reinforced with kid patch at heel). Shoes made overall like slippers, but with very short derby-style facings to hold one eyelet on either side, which are tied with black silk ribbon. Squared toe; curve-lasted flat sole with ring marks and stained/incised border at sides of instep. Hand sewn.

Pair of woman's shoes of brown Russia leather, lined with white cotton twill (jean), and bound/faced with brown kid leather. Vamp is slightly slit and holds two eyelets, which are threaded with a light green silk ribbon that is tied in a bow. Narrow squared toe; flat, straight sole.

Pair of women's shoes of light brown striated leather (kid or moroccan), bound with light brown silk ribbon, lined with light brown kid and off-white cotton twill, and with kid insoles. Shoes lace on top of foot with a light brown silk ribbon through two pairs of punched eyelets. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of children's red leather ankle-strap shoes. Leather soles, inner and outer. Lined with red leather and ribbed cotton canvas. Mid-level vamp, cut rounded and bound with silk tape. Silk ribbon rosette on each toe. Round button on ankle strap, originally painted red, but one has worn away to reveal the black button beneath. Leather is soiled and some of the binding on the edging is worn.

Pair of women's shoes of dark brown leather, lined with off-white cotton (plain-woven and twill) and laced with brown leather cords. Squared toe; flat sole.

Pair of women's oxford shoes of black leather, lined with white cotton twill and brown leather. Five pairs of metal eyelets down facings (currently laced with replacement green polyester grosgrain ribbon). Pointed toe; shaped sole with knock-on stacked, curved heel. Size stamped on lining. Machine sewn.

Pair of women's shoes of gold silk satin, lined with white and unbleached linen, bound with pink silk grosgrain ribbon, and with leather insoles. Latchets are held by round cast silver buckles (not original to shoes). White rand between vamp and sole. Something is written inside the tongue on each, but it is not easily legible. Pointed toe; straight sole with ring marks and French heel. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's shoes of tan silk/wool figured with lozenges with black leather heel and toe caps, lined with white cotton twill, and bound with tan silk ribbon around opening and heel cap. Shoes fasten down vamp with ribbon laced through three pairs of eyelets. Squared toe; flat, straight soles. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's oxford-style shoes of black cotton velveteen, lined with red kid leather. The throat and facings are edged with black leather cut with one scalloped edge, and there are black leather heel caps that extend to quarter-vamp seam, which is covered with black silk ribbon. Laces through five pairs of metal eyelets. Rounded toe, embroidered with red, yellow, blue, and green in possible strawberry motif; straight sole, stamped with "2" and "WARRANTED / SOLE LEATHER / COUNTERS", with short stacked heel. Machine sewn.

Pair of small women's shoes of brown silk taffeta brocaded with red and white flowers and vines, lined in brown kid leather and white linen, and bound in grey-brown silk ribbon. Rounded latchets cross over broad, square tongue (faced with yellow and white brocaded silk). White leather rand around vamp. Pointed toe; French heel. Three ring stamps on straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's oxford-style shoes of light brown kid leather, bound with brown silk ribbon (sewn on with light green thread), lined with off-white kid and off-white cotton twill, with off-white kid insoles. Laces through three pairs of punched eyelets; current ribbon is a replacement. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's shoes of black wool or alpaca with toe and heel caps of black kid leather, bound with black silk ribbon, lined with white cotton twill, and with insoles of white cotton. Laces through three pairs of eyelets (lace missing). Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand and machine sewn.

Entirely hand-stitched shortgown made with heavy [all MID] Z singles linen. Blue Z singles linen and cotton striped weft on Z singles white linen warp; plain weave. Fabric is speculated to have been handspun and handwoven. Seamed in the center back; elbow length sleeves in one with bodice. Casing-tuck all around waist with heavy plied white and tan linen cord drawstring. Moderately deep, slightly squared front neckline. No pleats. Small darts on top of shoulder to maintain fit. Neatly matched pieces at bottom of front sections. One piece at the center front is all linen with the same pattern as the yoke. Narrow strips of dark blue and white striped cotton homespun at under arm seams. Seems are a little short-waisted rather than high-waisted.

Entirely hand stitched short gown. Block printed English cotton (2 visible blue threads in selvages), purplish brown checks on diagonal. Long narrow pieced sleeves, gusset in upper CB above released pleat to hem, and wide hip length skirt with medium high waistline. No casings or fasteners. White cotton strip facing back of medium high neckline; cotton facing across bust level in front. Stitched with cotton thread.

1) Large dark horn (?) tatting shuttle with silk thread and beginning of project 2) Small dark horn tatting shuttle 3) Bone awl with simple turned design

Small hank of golden-colored raw reeled silk; with hand lettered label: ""Specimen of Raw Silk - China"" on reverse of printed calling card with name: Rev. H. G. Appenzeller.

Partly machine-stitched and hand-stitched women's lingerie skirt made of fine cotton poplin. Could be paired with a matching top or mismatched with a shirtwaist. Woven vertical fine stripe, interrupted by vertical wider stripes, with zigzags woven in. Made of shaped gored panels, with simple fold-over seams that appear pleated from the outside. Set into a very narrow waistband of self-fabric, pleated, and gathered in the center back button closure. Small train in the back.

Lady's resist-printed skirt in a cotton sateen. Resist-printed in a dark blue-grey colorway, almost black, with a resist-printed floral and dot grid pattern. Waistband is self fabric, with skirt panels shaped or gored to make a smooth front and sides, with volume in CB. CB closure of hooks and eyes, with volume gathered in a triangular pleat at CB beneath closure placket. Deep flounce at around hem, about 1 1/2' in depth. Not lined. Entirely machine-stitched.

Machine-stitched with hand-finishing skirt made of black silk woven in a way to look like ribbons of silk taffeta vs. lace insertion - but not real insertion. Waist is diagonal silk tape with hooks and eye closure. Small gathering at the center back. Black satin ribbon is attached to the skirt in deep curved line that curves to the back. Most likely a skirt for a widow in advanced widowhood. Black, but well past mourning.

Skirt made of black wool herringbone weave. Panels are stitched together and pleated down to the knee in the center front. Pleats at the center back and are stitched down to the knee. Unlined with turned-up hem. Machined seams, with interior hand-stitching. Hook and eye closure at the center back. Very hearty material and pleats indicate that this skirt would or could be worn or intended to be worn for physical movement or minor activity.

Young girl's skirt made of silk taffeta. The pattern is a plaid chine or ikat pattern. The skirt is pleated in box pleats around the skirt and set to a waistband. The waistband has buttonholes around the circumference to be attached to a separate bodice. Infant waist" construction. Buttonholes are hand-sewn. The skirt's top waistband edge of bound in blue silk taffeta, which is also echoed by two blue horizontal stripes of the same blue silk taffeta 3/4 down the skirt above the hem. There is a generous turn down of silk taffeta as seam allowance at the waist. The hem is turned up twice, and sewn down. Lined with a plain weave cotton in brown; not glazed. There is both hand-stitching (the base of the skirt) and machine-stitching (blue silk taffeta additions).

Entirely machine-stitched girl's skirt made of white cotton. Small bustle in back achieved with deep knife pleats leading to the center back closure of button. The center front has a panel with military-eqsue frogging detail achieved in a machined gimp trim, and white fabric covered metal buttons. Hem of skirt is trimmed in the same white gimp trim with a panel in between of white machined cutwork. Skirt body fabric is a white ribbed weave fabric. Unlined.

Entirely hand-stitched skirt made of cotton check. The pattern consists of a cream background with tan and blue stripes. Short, very full skirt with one tuck near the hem. Tightly gathered into a narrow waistband with 7 buttonholes. Self-pocket in the right front. Unlined.

"Skirt, entirely hand stitched heavy PW natural nankeen? cotton. The yarns of the cloth are of lighter and darker tints- suggesting the natural variations of natural brown cotton fiber. Composed of four straight panels, 26” selvage to selvage, 37” long, pieced from knee down with 2 gores each to flare wider on each side (using cloth apparently cut from the bottom after the deep tuck above the hem was released). Hem neatly overcast, about 1.3” deep. Gathered tightly and evenly into 1” self waistband, 30” long. Angular pocket flap or welt in each side seam, with 1 pocket bag of dark brown lining cambric (about 24” long) placed on proper left in a position correct for wearing with waistband under the bust. The bag seam edge is whipped with heavy linen cord. 1 brass eye on WB. Added later (?): crudely, long ties made of strips of cylinder printed fabric. Fairly full. Worn with short gown? No evidence of shoulder straps but the waistband could be a replacement although that seems unlikely in this case. Very nicely made."

Entirely hand-stitched riding skirt made of brown wool serge. Very long; no train. Lined with brown cambric. No evidence of any lifting or draping devices. Cartridge pleated to the brown glazed cotton waistband. Two pairs of black metal ‘overall’ buttons.

Entirely machine-stitched over or outer skirt made of very sheer muslin cotton. The skirt gathers in three rows at the hip across the waist. Hem has flounced self-fabric gathered three times, with 1 gathered tuck above this panel. The very bottom of the hem has three tucks, all flat. This was most likely worn with a matching bodice and with a simple plain white petticoat beneath for modesty.

Entirely hand-stitched overskirt made of sheer muslin. Smooth across front and gathered closely in back. High in front, long in back. 3” hem all around, embroidered in white cotton with floral spray design. Waistband with back opening, button closure. Skirt is off-grain, curving upward in the center front, indicating that it was recycled from a standard skirt perhaps dating around 1850 or earlier.

Nightcap machine knitted of heavy ivory silk, gathered into top and finished with long braided cord ending in a tassel.

Undersleeves, plain, 3 "Entirely hand stitched plain fine cotton, no fasteners or adornments; apparently not completed. 1) The pair is 9” wide, 19” long; ,1.5” cuffs, no buttonholes or other closures. Narrow hems at top. 2) single one 20” long, 12.5” wide. Drawstring in casing in top.

Undersleeve, broderie anglaise Entirely hand stitched white cotton, 7.5” wide. Narrow casing at top, with fine braid drawstring. Coarse Broderie Anglaise daisy and fernlike motifs on 1.5” cuff and scalloped frill. 19” long. No fasteners.

Fine sheer white cotton undersleeves, entirely hand stitched. Flaring or bell-shaped. Unfinished top edge with basting or gathering thread still present. White embroidered floral sprays around bottom, in padded satin stitch and large eyelets; and buttonholed scallops with dots on edge. 18.5” long, 5.75” wide, 9.5” at base of cuff.

Undersleeves, drawn thread cuffs. Organdy undersleeves, hand stitched. Upper edge unfinished. Lower end gathered into sheer cuff band, hand embroidered with dainty floral sprays, eyelets, and drawn thread work. Narrow lace edging. Buttonhole near top of cuff; pearl button. Widest part 8.5”, total length about 20”

Undersleeves, tamboured Entirely hand stitched, thin cotton muslin with white tamboured sprigs with holes in the centers of some. Braid drawstrings in casing at top. Finely gathered into narrow cuffs which may show evidence of buttonholes.. Evidence of frill removed from cuff. Scraps of fabric accompanying. Recycled from earlier dress?

Undersleeves, broderie anglaise cuffs. Entirely hand stitched sheer white cotton undersleeves, pieced at the top. Moderately full, gathered into cuff. Broderie Anglaise cuffs with openwork leaves and loops at the edge. 2 tiny MOP buttons and thread loops.

Entirely hand stitched, thin spotted cotton. Long and fairly narrow with band of drawn thread work and fine, satin-stitch embroidered floral design on cuff. Two mother of pearl buttons on each cuff. Casing around top edges.

Pair of short sleeves cut out of a chemise. Made of linen with coarse, simple Broderia Anglaise floral border. Matches border 2009.041.10. On that ground I date the hem border to 1842 as well.

Entirely hand-stitched pair of sleeves for a small child; made of fine linen. Quite full, neatly stroked into a narrow cuff with 2 rows of fine finish back stitching, and a self frill, delicately hem-stitched, winding up the side of the cuff and onto the placket. The top is hemmed as a casing with a plied cotton drawstring. No buttonholes or other fasteners. Total length, 9 1/4”

Sleeve flounce, entirely hand stitched. Made of off-white cotton with 2-tone blue horizontal float stripes, in the form of a scalloped tier, deepest in back, stroked onto a band about an inch wide made of narrow, tightly packed vertical pleats. Small enough for a girl? Because it has only one layer, it either had a separate second one or was merely a simple dress or jacket.

Hand stitched blue checked cotton sleeve protectors with elastic in casings at either end.10.5” long.

Entirely hand-stitched slip made of very fine wool. The yoke is banded with narrow ivory silk ribbon and each shoulder is secured with two pearl buttons. The side seams are sewn with a chevron stitch, with the decorative stitching on the inside. The wide hem is sewn with a feather stitch, with the decorative stitching on the outside.

Entirely machine-stitched slip made of white cotton. Machine-embroidered edging around yoke and on ruffled hem. The shoulders are each secured with pearl buttons, all different.

Entirely machine-stitched slip made of white cotton. Machine-embroidered edging around the yoke and a scalloped hem with polka dot embroidery. Each shoulder is secured with a pearl button, each different.

Flat slipper of bright pink kid leather, lined with green silk taffeta. Rounded square toe; diagonal seams at sides, and no back seam. Low vamp with extended tab, which holds a rosette of ribbed pink silk ribbon with fringed selvages on top of white net (which seems to be embellished with green and pink silk ribbon); embroidered on the toe with branch, leaves, and acorns. Leather sole is marked "Droit" and has the remains of a paper label.

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.

Men's slipper tops worked on canvas (tan with paired threads) which was cut diagonally in the center to facilitate handling during work. Brick red merino wool needlepoint ground with embroidered red wool and silk rosebuds and overall greenery-yallery foliage. Beautifully worked, fine details. High vamp, square toes.

Child’s Romeo or Juliet slippers, brown velveteen printed with silver to suggest a beaded vine design. Trimmed with brown rabbit fur and lined with printed plaid flannel. Right-left soles, heelless.

Single woman's slipper of light brown silk satin, lined with white linen. Collar and side and back seams covered with off-white silk ribbon. Very pointed toe; straight sole with short Italian heel. Marked inside with red ink, illegibly. Hand sewn.

Slippers of black wool (possibly worsted) sateen, lined with white cotton twill. Squared toe; flat sole; black wool bow on vamp. Only seam runs down front of vamp, opening up above bow to hold a triangular insert of black elastic (now completely shot). Machine sewn.

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(?).

Pair of women's slippers of reddish purple silk satin, lined in white kid and white linen, bound in brown silk ribbon, and with kid insole (one marked "droit"). Trimmed with bows of same ribbon at throat. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.

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.

Pair of women's slippers of kid leather painted yellow with brown dots, lined with white kid and brown figured silk, bound with yellow silk ribbon, and with linen or cotton insoles. Trimmed around the front of the throat with tightly knife-pleated yellow silk ribbon, and with yellow silk ribbon rosettes on buckram backings. Rounded toe; straight sole (stained dark along sides of instep) with short Italian heel.

Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, bound with white silk ribbon, lined with white kid and off-white linen, and with kid insoles. Low throat covered with large, stiff rosette of white satin, holding a bow of white ribbed silk, trimmed with white silk lace and pearl beads. Very narrow ribbon sewn at each end to either side of shoe. "36 / 3" written on each insole. Squared toe; straight sole with French heel. Hand sewn.

Pair of woman's slippers of off-white silk taffeta figured with grape motifs, lined with white and unbleached linen, and bound with off-white silk ribbon. Two off-white silk ribbon ties are sewn to interior of binding at each side seam. (No back seam.) High collar, with very light pink silk ribbon bow with deliberately frayed ends and small, diamond-shaped steel "buckle" placed at throat. Rounded toe; spring heel; straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of white leather, lined with white kid and white cotton twill, bound with white silk ribbon, and with off-white kid insoles. Low throat, trimmed with white kid bow. Rounded toe; straight sole with knock-on curved heel covered with white kid. Machine sewn.

Pair of women's slippers (sabots) of light blue silk satin, bound with light blue silk ribbon, lined with cotton, and with linen or cotton insoles. Ribbon on rounded throat holds a white silk cord that emerges at center front to adjust fit. Blue silk ribbon bow placed just below cord on vamp. Lining of each shoe is stamped with "Hing shing" on proper left side. Narrowly pointed toe; straight sole with very short Italian heel. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of plant fiber (possibly ramie) with white kid insoles. Much of the slipper seems to be made as a bonnet ground, with wider bars possibly braided; wider bars form openwork area below throat, with an openwork diamond below it. Red-bordered stickers marked "414 / D" have been added to the insoles, and a light green lining has been loosely whipped into the shoes. Squared toes; flat, straight soles with ring marks. Hand sewn and handmade.

One pair of white kid leather evening slippers with original box. Slippers are lined with white cotton twill (and kid leather insole) and bound with white grosgrain ribbon. Narrow, squared toe; low French heel, covered with white kid. Vamps are decorated with a large leather bow edged with white silk/cotton passementerie and with a metal "buckle" in the center, showing Colonial Revival influence. Two off-white silk moire ribbons are sewn to each shoe as ties. The cardboard box is an elongated trapezoid and is covered with a purple-black, shiny paper with a moire pattern. The inside is lined with old yellow tissue. One end has two paper labels pasted on top of each other. The lower one is black and white, with the notations, "1 Pair White Kid Slippers / Size 4 Width, M" and the top label is printed in blue with the store name and location: "Eagle Shoe Store./Hewes & McCann...Cincinnati." The box lid is separate and missing its sides.

Pair of woman's slippers of black wool, lined with off-white cotton twill, bound with black silk grosgrain ribbon. High throat, allowing more space on the vamp for petit point embroidery depicting red and green rosebuds surrounded by a ring of red and white flowers and green foliage. Another long roses-and-foliage motif decorates the heel. Squared toe; flat, straight sole.

Pair of women's slippers of black wool sateen, lined with off-white cotton twill, bound with black silk grosgrain, with white kid insoles. Throat cut high at the back and with a squared faux tongue in front. "Tongue" is decorated with a black lace rosette trimmed with black glass beads. Squared toe; straight sole, stained dark in a thin line around edge, with knock-on opera heel. Machine-sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, lined with white kid leather and white linen, bound with white silk grosgrain ribbon, and with white kid insole. Each insole has writing with pencil: A is illegible and B reads "[?] Halsey". Vamp decorated with large rosette of white silk ribbon. Squared toe; straight sole is marked "4 / M / 25" on instep and has a knock-on opera heel.

Pair of women's slippers of figured white silk, bound with white silk grosgrain ribbon, lined with white cotton twill and white linen, and with white cotton or linen insoles. Wide white silk ribbon is tightly pleated across throat, and vamp is decorated with a ribbon rosette just below this. White silk ribbon with scalloped edges is sewn to each side of shoe for ties. Light blue leather band sewn to inside of throat at heel for reinforcement. "1.4" written on lining of each shoe. Pointed toe; straight sole with ring marks and with short, stacked knock-on heel. Hand sewn.

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.

Pair of woman's slippers of off-white silk satin, lined with white linen and cotton twill, and with kid leather insoles. Low throat, decorated with a rosette of ivory silk ribbon and cotton lace, stitched to a coarse cotton substrate, and decorated with a scalloped oval steel buckle at center. Two very narrow silk ribbon ties attached at side seams. Squared toe; knock-on opera heel. "4/- / M" written on inside of each. Machine sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of off-white silk satin, bound with white silk ribbon, lined with white kid and off-white linen, with kid insoles. Label pasted to left insole; insoles marked "Gauche" and "Droit". Remains of white silk ribbons that were sewn at side seams for ties. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of woman's slippers of white silk satin, lined with white linen and white kid leather, and bound with satin. Each has two long ties of very narrow white silk ribbon sewn to the interior at the side seams. (No back seam.) Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of white kid leather, lined with off-white linen, bound with ivory silk ribbon, and with off-white kid leather insoles. Shoe B marked with "A 5 / 2" on lining; both have "656" written more recently with ballpoint pen on insoles. Squared toe; flat, straight sole with dark-stained edges. Hand sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of very light purple wool sateen, bound with grey silk ribbon, lined with light brown kid and off-white linen, and with a linen insole. High throat, trimmed with a grey silk ribbon bow at the top of foot. Rounded toe; straight sole with ring marks and a spring heel. "4 / 5" written inside one shoe on linen lining. Hand sewn.

Three slippers (one pair and one shoe from a very similar pair) of brown polished cotton, lined with white kid leather and white linen. Edges are bound with silk ribbon (purple on shoes A-B and blue on shoe C) and trimmed with a thick cord with tasseled ends, matching the colors of the bindings. Low, knock-on heel. Hand sewn.

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.

Pair of women's slippers of off-white silk satin, bound with tan silk satin ribbon, lined with white kid leather and tan cotton twill, and with insoles of tan kid. Tan elastic bands sewn at each end to side of opening, originally meant to go over foot (now broken). Tan ribbon bow at throat. Insoles marked "gauche" and "droit"; "2" written on lining of each shoe. Squared toe; knock-on opera heel. Machine-sewn side seams with hand finishing.

Pair of women's slippers of red leather, lined with light brown kid, and with kid insoles. Pointed toe is decorated with bullion frisée embroidery; red silk pom-pom at throat above embroidery. Straight, flat sole, marked with impressed sunbursts under ball of foot. Machine sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of white silk taffeta, bound with white silk grosgrain ribbon, lined with tan kid and white cotton, and with linen insoles. Trimmed with knife-pleated white silk ribbon across throat, and with ribbon rosettes on toes. Ribbon loops sewn to interior near side seams to hold ties. Squared toe; straight, flat soles with ring stamps, one marked "Sept. 1831". Hand sewn.

Pair of slippers of white kid leather, lined with white linen, bound with white silk ribbon, and with wider white silk ribbons (ends pinked) attached for ties. Each slipper has a white silk ribbon (possibly the same used for binding) tightly knife-pleated across the collar, surmounted by a bow of a wider white silk ribbon with scalloped, picoted edges. Rounded toe; flat, straight sole. Shoe A has a point embossed down the instep, the leather on either side of the point deliberately stained dark. Both soles are ring-stamped.

Pair of woman's slippers of white silk satin, lined with white linen and white kid leather, and bound with white silk ribbon. Very narrow white silk ribbon ties attached at sides for ties. Paper label attached to one insole at instep. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.