Shoe

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Shoe

Entry/Object ID

G87.233

Description

White silk satin shoes or slippers with 1 1/4” heels. No back seam; high square throat. Small ivory silk ribbon bow on vamp; hand sewn ribbon binding. Machine side seams. Narrow straights, no shank. “Knocked-on” heel. Elastic ties at instep seem period. Inner soles marked “gauche” and “droit.” Very square toes. Wh kid wide elastic side

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1860

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Search Terms

slippers, shoe, satin, hand sewn binding, machine stitched seams