Wedding slippers

1835–45

Not on view

Flat slippers in white satin were the most popular evening and formal shoe for women throughout the first half of the 19th century, although the details of cut, shape, and decoration changed over time. This pair of slippers displays the wide square toe popular around 1840, and features a particularly attractive large ribbon and lace bow centered with a silk-wrapped button, also typical of the period.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Wedding slippers
Date: 1835–45
Culture: probably French
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Sterling Peters, 1924
Object Number: 2009.300.1402a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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