Slippers (unfinished)

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers (unfinished)

Entry/Object ID

G2007.081a-b

Description

Pair of uppers for men's house slippers in Berlin work (wool tent-stitch embroidery) depicting red, blue, and orange cherries with green leaves against a black ground on grey cotton canvas. Back seam is machine sewn after the fact with a strip of unbleached cotton; apart from that, they are totally unfinished. High throat with upward curving front edge; square toe.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Male, Footwear, Needle Craft
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Wool, Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1860

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century