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Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
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.
G2006.144a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Sateen
Wool
Purple
Hawes, Joseph
Maker
1810 - 1820
19th Century
Early 19th Century
Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America
Label
JOSEPH HAWES / NO. 20, NEWBURY-STREET, / BOSTON / (Next door to the Lamb Tavern) / Rips mended gratis.
English