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Collections

Child's Shoes (Slippers)1800-1850

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Pair of backless needlepoint mules viewed from above, with raspberry-red textile insoles, hot-pink braided trim, and allover geometric floral stitched uppers in blue, pink, yellow, and green
Two pairs of needlepoint slippers against a black background. Top pair: slip-on shoes with dense floral needlework in red, purple, yellow, and green, shown from side and top views. Bottom pair: smaller open-toe mules with red felt soles and geometric floral needlepoint in blue, green, and pink, shown from above.
Title
Child's Shoes (Slippers)
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1800-1850
Medium
Cotton plain weave (canvas) with wool needlepoint (Berlin work), wool plain weave, silk plain weave, and leather
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (4.45 × 6.03 × 16.51 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.2007.211.309a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.