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GUSN-48105
Cream (with pale blue tinge?) silk satin; bound with cream grosgrain; trimmed with small cream bow; cream moire ribbon ties (1/4" wide); square toe; square throat with drawstring; 3 1/2" ramp; no center back seam; sole has narrow waist; no heel; white leather and linen lining.
slippers (shoes)
footwear
stitching
leather
linen (material)
satin
silk (textile)
weddings
Women's clothing
Silk
Satin
Linen
Leather
Hand Stitched
Wedding
SHOES
1) Shoe (a) printed paper label: ""CHASSURES/ POUR/ DAMES/ VIAULT-ESTE/ Rue de la Paix, 17/ Paris/ and al/ THIERRY & SONS/ 278, Regent Street/ London."" 2) Shoe (b) handwritten on lining ""Droit"" ""A+6=64"" 3) Shoe (b) handwritten on sole: ""Mrs. F. H. Peabody's/ Wedding Slippers"" 4) On both shoes written on sole ""6 1/2/ 522 116522""
Unknown
London, England; Paris, France
1970.3
Title SHOES Accession Number 1925.39AB
Title Pelerine Cape Accession Number 1970.4
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