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Shoe
Object/Artifact
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
G88.227a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1829
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
slippers
shoe
silk
hand stitched
ribbon ruching
straights
Western New York
New York
United States of America
North America
Wedding