Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

G2004.137a-b

Description

Pair of women's slippers of white silk satin, bound with white silk ribbon, lined with white kid leather and off-white linen, with white kid insoles. Four squares of black silk velvet ribbon inside each shoe's throat, two on each side. Very narrow linen tape used as drawstring inside binding across front of throat, coming out to tie at the center. Squared toe; flat, straight sole with ring marks and "C" stamped at instep. Shoe A marked with "G" on kid lining; shoe B holds label. 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

Satin

Material

Silk

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1849

Time Period

19th Century, Mid 19th Century

Place

City

Paris

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Location

Insole of shoe B

Transcription

ESTE. / r. de la Paix 13 / PARIS.

Language

French