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1890
GUSN-35995
Yellow/mustard leather; slip-on style (heel-less); bound w/ beige silk tape; trimmed around throat w/ yellow silk cord; sharply pointed & curled toe; 3-1/2" vamp. Round throat; sole has narrow waist & continues along heel; 1-3/4" heel covered w/ self-fabric & topstitched; self-fabric lining.
slippers (shoes)
footwear
stitching
leather
machine-made
Women's clothing
Leather
Hand Stitched
SHOES
Walk Right In 11/98-3/99 This pair of mules or backless slippers made in the Turkish style was purchased around 1890 in Paris.
Embossed on lining of shoe (A): ""1881/ 2 coins/ MEIER/ PARIS/ 26/ PLACE VENDOME/ 103 R. Nve DES PETITS CHAMPS""
1933.1142A-B
Unknown
Paris, France
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1933.1142AB
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