Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

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Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

2019.27.3a-b

Description

Pair of women's slippers of black wool sateen, lined with off-white cotton twill, bound with black silk grosgrain, with white kid insoles. Throat cut high at the back and with a squared faux tongue in front. "Tongue" is decorated with a black lace rosette trimmed with black glass beads. Squared toe; straight sole, stained dark in a thin line around edge, with knock-on opera heel. Machine-sewn.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Adult, Female, Footwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Sateen

Material

Wool

Lining

Cotton

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1885

Time Period

19th Century, Late 19th Century