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ca. 1890
GUSN-11955
White velvet; "Turkish slippers"; mule-type; pointed toe embroidered with large floral motif in silver and gold metallic thread; gold metallic braid around body; low, gilded heel; leather sole; velvet sock.
slippers (shoes)
footwear
embroidering
gilding
stitching
leather
braid
thread
metallic (color attribute)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
floral patterns
Women's clothing
Silk
Velvet
Leather
Metallic Braid
Fiddle Thread
Gilded
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Floral
SHOE
Embossed into leather sole: right shoe-- ""39/9/ (laurel wreath); left shoe-- ""39/9/ (laurel wreath)
503
Unknown
Gift of Weston Historical Society
1993.286
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