women's shoe

Dateca. 1855

Terms

Shoes
Satin
Leather
Thread

Dimensions5.08 × 4.45 × 20.32 cm (2 × 1 3/4 × 8 in.)

MarkingsIn red ink on the sole "Eliza Maria[crossed out] (WARC) / Alvord / Wedding Slippers - 1832"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Haddon Clark (1980)

Object numberCOS80.5

DescriptionOne white satin slipper. The upper is white satine with beige trim at the edges. The toe and throat is square with a small ribbon bow at the center of the instep. The shoe features an undifferentiated flat leather sole. fragments of ribbon remains at the interior. The insole is white leather with a cotton sock lining. The satin is worn away throughout with numerous repairs, particularly at the toe, rear quarters and heel. One source dates the slipper to 1832.

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