Slippers
Name/Title
SlippersEntry/Object ID
VC.89.1 a-bDescription
Slippers, pair with light pink satin weave silk uppers: suede sole has narrow profile with square toe, narrowing at arch to rounded heel; pink upper sandwiched between sole and kid leather insert with a stiffener in between; three straps across the top of the slipper above the toe have matching pink thread covered balls at the center; straps are edged in matching ribbon; similar banding continues around the foot opening; double-stitched seam angled towards toe.Collection
Van Cortlandt Manor Object CollectionClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Textile Details
Material
Silk, Leather, Paper, thread, ribbon, suede, kidMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
1800 - 1899Label/Inscription/Signature
Type
InscriptionTranscription
Left shoe: Paper label with "Gauche" italicized, cut in a rectangle from paper. Below hand written in ink, "35 1/2" over "23 1/2." Below is partially ripped off paper label, remainder of an oval: "_____ Haliens No. 98" in inverted arc. "_____ APELLE/ ___donnier/ ___de S.A.S la / Princess Louise/ de Bade/ PARIS" Oval sticker has a stylized laurel leaf border. The bottom of a crest is at towards the top of the label. The left slipper is slightly smaller than the right. Right shoe: Paper sticker glued to inner sole: "Droite" italicized, in an oval. Handwritten, "35 1/2" over "25 1/2" "512" hand written to leather reinforcement of the upper, inside.Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
VC.89.1 A&B
VC.89.1 A-B
VC.89.1