Pair of Shoes
1850 (made)
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Pair of embroidered slippers. The slippers have flat soles with square toes made up of one piece of leather . The uppers are made of canvas embroidered with coloured wools and silks in cross and tent stitches with sprays of roses and forget-me-nots in naturalistic colours on a black ground powdered with yellow spots. The slippers are bound with green silk ribbon and lined with green leather.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Canvas embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Pair of embroidered slippers, English, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Pair of embroidered slippers. The slippers have flat soles with square toes made up of one piece of leather . The uppers are made of canvas embroidered with coloured wools and silks in cross and tent stitches with sprays of roses and forget-me-nots in naturalistic colours on a black ground powdered with yellow spots. The slippers are bound with green silk ribbon and lined with green leather. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Beatrice Mc Kay |
| Object history | Registered File number 1963/1440 |
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| Accession number | T.111&A-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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