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Woman's Shoescirca 1820

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Pair of flat fabric slippers with pointed toes, cream and tan woven uppers in a repeating diamond pattern, small ribbon bows at the toe, displayed on a gray background

Unknown, Woman's Shoes, circa 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Shoes
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Cotton twill with silk embroidery, silk plain weave ribbon, and leather
Dimensions
Length: 9 1/8 in. (23.18 cm) Height x Width: 2 1/4 × 3 in. (5.72 × 7.62 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.24.30a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.

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