Woman's Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Lucy Kirby Beckley
American, 1800 - 1876
ShoemakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1815-1820
MediumHand-stitched silk satin, lined with plain-woven linen and cotton, with leather sole and metallic sequins and embroidery with coiled metallic wire
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 9in. (6.4 x 7 x 22.9cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Leona Lucy Fisher Schank
DescriptionPale pink satin slippers, with darker pink silk tape binding around throatline and covering side and back seams. The remnants of embellishment on the oval toes consist of metallic (probably once silver) sequins and coiled metallic embroidery thread. The silk is lined with plain-woven linen in the vamp and quarters, and with loosely-woven cotton on the sock lining. The slippers are straight and have a spring heel.
Object number1935.20.9a,b
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1770-1780
about 1770-1775
about 1770-1780
about 1780-1785
about 1894