Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

G2009.052a-b

Description

Pair of women's slippers of white kid leather, lined with off-white linen, bound with ivory silk ribbon, and with off-white kid leather insoles. Shoe B marked with "A 5 / 2" on lining; both have "656" written more recently with ballpoint pen on insoles. Squared toe; flat, straight sole with dark-stained edges. Hand sewn.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female, Footwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Kid Leather

Lining

Linen

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1839

Time Period

19th Century, Early 19th Century

Dimensions

Length

10 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Collins, Elizabeth Cooper Cope

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Wedding Dress and Pelerine