1900-1920
GUSN-938
Black leather with white twill lining; black twill tape around opening with black drawstring; brown leather sole; black grosgrain ribbon ties (the ties are separate).
ballet slippers
footwear
Women's clothing
SLIPPER, BALLET
1. Stamped on soles of A & B - ""J. O'DONNELL/ N.Y."". 2. Handwritten in ink on soles of A & B - ""4 1/2/Narrow"". 3. Handwritten in ink on lining of A & B (most is illegible) - ""S - -the --Dr-gh/---8"".
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6355AB
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