Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

G87.105a-b

Description

Pair of women's slippers of dark brown kid leather, bound with brown silk ribbon, lined with white kid and off-white cotton twill, and with white kid insoles. Vamp has slight, pointed tongue. Holes have been cut into vamp in the form of three vertical lozenges, a horizontal one above them, and a winged shape below them; these are backed with light pink silk satin and surrounded by off-white silk tambour embroidery, and topped with red silk ribbon rosettes. Squared toe; flat, straight sole. 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

Color

Brown

Made/Created

Date made

1845 - 1860

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century