Slipper

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slipper

Entry/Object ID

G2012.049

Description

Single slipper speculated to be made of China grass that is stitched in a large-scale needle lace technique (buttonhole stitches) with a geometric grid pattern, quatrefoils, and a diamond over the toes. Straights; square toes; no heels. Kid insole laid over the bottom edges of the double-layered pale green silk lining.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

China, Grass

Lining

Kid Leather

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1835 - 1850

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American