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Shoe
Object/Artifact
Black silk satin girl’s slippers with white/ opal/trans. colorless beaded flower on vamp and heel; bound edge; seem hand stitched all the way. Softly square toe; straights; white kid lining, no mark. 6” long.
G89.077
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860 - 1880
shoe
child
satin
beaded
hand stitched
slipper
straights