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Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
A pair of woman's slippers in tan silk and wool twill, lined in off-white cotton, and bound with tan silk ribbon. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Each is embroidered in tent stitch (petit point) with a pink rose and green and brown foliage over the toe, and with a pink and light green arrow border around the entire opening. Hand sewn.
G93.084a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Wool
Silk
Tan
1830 - 1845
19th Century
Early 19th Century
Mid 19th Century