Woman's Shoes
Dateabout 1800
MediumHand-stitched leather and linen, with metallic thread
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x length): 2 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 10 1/4in. (5.7 x 6.7 x 26cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionWhite leather flat slippers, with very pointed toe. The rounded throatline, which is bound with matching leather, is top stitched in the area of the vamp with a chain-stitch in metallic thread. Needle holes in the vamp indicate that there was once a stitched decoration there. The uppers are lined with plain-woven linen; the side seams are lined with white leather. The sock linings are plain-woven linen (or possibly cotton). The soles are straight, without differentiation for right and left.
Object number1960.57.2a,b
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