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Although fancier to modern eyes than the plain satin slippers worn for evening, ornate leather shoes of this type were worn as a daytime at-home style in the 1850s and 1860s. This pair of beautifully preserved shoes features a fine example of the delicate chain stitch vamp decoration frequently seen in shoes from the time. The ornate bow softens the throatline and adds interesting texture.
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Title: Slippers
Date: 1855–65
Culture: French
Medium: leather
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. G. Brinton Roberts, 1946
Object Number: 2009.300.1438a, b
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