Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

G88.229a-c

Description

Three slippers (one pair and one shoe from a very similar pair) of brown polished cotton, lined with white kid leather and white linen. Edges are bound with silk ribbon (purple on shoes A-B and blue on shoe C) and trimmed with a thick cord with tasseled ends, matching the colors of the bindings. Low, knock-on heel. Hand sewn.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female, Footwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Shoes

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Label/Inscription/Signature

Location

Sole of shoe B

Transcription

Clara A Sizer / 1865

Location

Sole of shoe A

Transcription

“129 RENAULT A PARIS 15E” and “34”

Dimensions

Length

9 in