Slippers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Slippers

Entry/Object ID

G2000.059a-b

Description

Pair of women's slippers of reddish purple silk satin, lined in white kid and white linen, bound in brown silk ribbon, and with kid insole (one marked "droit"). Trimmed with bows of same ribbon at throat. 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

Satin

Material

Silk

Lining

Kid Leather, Linen

Color

Purple

Made/Created

Date made

1830 - 1840

Time Period

19th Century, Early 19th Century

Lexicon

Search Terms

shoes, silk, straights, kid, linen, "Droit"