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Woman's Shoescirca 1840

Not on view
Ivory silk satin flat slipper with pointed toe, embroidered with matching-thread leafy branches along the vamp, thin dark leather sole
Early 19th-century pink silk evening dress displayed on a white mannequin, featuring puffed short sleeves, draped bodice, cream satin sash with fringe, and embroidered floral and leaf motifs along the hem; topped with a white floral and feather hair ornament.

Unknown, Woman's Shoes, circa 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Shoes
Place Made
Austria, Vienna
Date Made
circa 1840
Medium
Silk satin with silk embroidery and leather
Dimensions
Length: 10 in. (25.4 cm) Height x Width: 2 × 2 1/2 in. (5.08 × 6.35 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.154a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. 600 Years of Embroidery from the Permanent Collection: 1380-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1982.
  • 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.

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