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Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, bound with white silk ribbon, lined with white kid and white cotton, and with white kid insoles. Each trimmed with rosette of white silk ribbon and white silk lace with satin-covered button. Squared toe; straight soles with ring marks and knock-on opera heels. Soles marked "4 1/2 / 14s" at toe, and B also marked "12074". Hand sewn.
G2004.136a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Satin
Silk
White
Viault-Esté
Maker
Thierry & Sons
Maker
1860 - 1875
19th Century
Mid 19th Century
Label
VIAULT-ESTÉ / POUR BREVETÉ / DE S M L'IMPERATRICE / 17. Rue de la Paix / PARIS / THIERRY & SONS / Regent-Street, 278 / LONDON
French