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Slippers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Pair of women's slippers of off-white silk satin, bound with white silk ribbon, lined with white kid and off-white linen, with kid insoles. Label pasted to left insole; insoles marked "Gauche" and "Droit". Remains of white silk ribbons that were sewn at side seams for ties. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. Hand sewn.
G2008.072a-b
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Footwear
Historic Costume
Shoes
Female
Satin
Silk
White
1833
19th Century
Early 19th Century
Label
On left insole
FIRST PREMIUM / THOMAS LANE & SON, / LADIES' / French Shoe Makers, / No. 1 Murray-st. / Near Broadway, N. Y. / Wholesale and Retail
English
9-3/4 in
Dyer, Anna Jones Hoppin