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Woman's Uncut Shoe Vamp1850-1860

Not on view
Two stacked shield-shaped panels of deep magenta velvet, each embroidered at center with a raised gold metal-thread floral and leaf motif surrounded by small tarnished metal studs
Title
Woman's Uncut Shoe Vamp
Date Made
1850-1860
Medium
Silk velvet with metallic-thread embroidery and metallic sequins
Dimensions
9 7/8 × 7 in. (25.08 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.315
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles