Woman's Wedding Shoes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Eliza Brodhead Heyer
American, 1815 - 1901
ShoemakerMade by
J. B. Miller & Co. Ladies French Shoe Store
American
Dateabout 1835-1840
MediumHand-stitched leather with cotton tape, and printed paper label
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x height x width ): 9 1/4 x 2 x 2 3/4in. (23.5 x 5.1 x 7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Katharine B. Parsons
DescriptionWhite leather slippers with square toe, square throatline, and flat sole. The throatline is bound with tan, plain-woven, cotton tape, and decorated with a small, simple bow at the top. The vamp is medium-long (3 1/4 inches). The slippers are lined with white leather in the quarters area and plain-woven linen in the vamp. There is no back seam. There is a long loop of mottled black and white tape stitched to the sides of the slippers, which is not original. Although the slippers are straight, they are marked "Gauche" and "Droit" inside on the sock lining, to indicate left and right.
Object number1960.24.5a,b
MarkingsPrinted paper label glued into slipper ".a": "J. B. MILLER & Co. / Ladies / FRENCH SHOE / Store. / 387 Canal St. / N.Y."InscribedHandwritten in the bottom of slipper ".a" is "Droit" [right] and in slipper ".b" is "Gauche" [left].Subject Terms
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