Slipper
1800-99 (made)
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| Place of origin |
At first sight the silver thread embroidery with its coloured velvet insertions has a bejewelled appearance. The original catalogue description of this child's slipper mentions that it is decorated with 'floral scrolls', but they are in fact symmetrical patterns which are non representative.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Velvet and leather, embroidered with silver thread |
| Brief description | Child's slipper of blue velvet and red leather; Algeria, 1800-99 |
| Physical description | Child's backless, heel-less slipper. The blue velvet upper is decorated at the tabbed upper edge with silver thread, and on the vamp below with scrolling shapes in silver thread and red and pale yellow velvet. The heel-less sole is of a brownish red leather. |
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| Credit line | Given by Andrew Peters |
| Object history | Part of a gift given by Andrew Peters, a member of V&A staff (RFs 17/2933; 17/2937) |
| Summary | At first sight the silver thread embroidery with its coloured velvet insertions has a bejewelled appearance. The original catalogue description of this child's slipper mentions that it is decorated with 'floral scrolls', but they are in fact symmetrical patterns which are non representative. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.28-1917 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2009 |
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