Shoes

Slipper

Name/Title

Shoes

Entry/Object ID

1954.35.5a-b

Description

White satin-woven silk shoes with short heels. The shoes are straight cut with narrow soles and round toe boxes. Each shoe has a three-layer self-fabric bow at the center front. One shoe has a paper label that reads, "HENRY H. TUTTLE & CO. BOSTON."

Context

Likely worn by a member of the Dewey family in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.35

Source or Donor

Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Henry H. Tuttle & Co.

Date made

1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Slipper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shoe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Leather, Silk