LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Building LACMA
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Slipperscirca 1870

Not on view
Detail of a quilted textile robe with coral and olive botanical print, shown from mid-thigh to hem, above a pair of black embroidered floral slippers
Museum mannequin dressed in a floor-length quilted robe with red and gold striped pattern over a dark navy suit and waistcoat with bow tie, paired with a black velvet cap with gold embroidery and embroidered flat slippers.
Title
Slippers
Place Made
possibly China made for the European market
Date Made
circa 1870
Medium
Silk satin with silk- and metallic thread embroidery and leather
Dimensions
a-b): 3 x 10 1/2 in. each (7.62 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Costume and Textiles Acquisitions Fund
Accession Number
M.2011.104.3a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.

Related Unframed

Danish Paintings from LACMA in Beyond the Light at the Getty
Danish Paintings from LACMA in Beyond the Light at the Getty
  • August 7, 2023
  • Claudine Dixon
Two Giants of Silver-Screen Fashion
Two Giants of Silver-Screen Fashion
  • January 13, 2014
  • Hylan Booker
Modern Mexican Silver: Reflections across Time
Modern Mexican Silver: Reflections across Time
  • April 11, 2013
Deconstructing "Night at the Museum"
Deconstructing "Night at the Museum"
  • May 28, 2009