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John J. Dunham
SlippersEarly 1850s

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Pair of flat needlepoint embroidered slip-on shoes with pointed toes, decorated with floral and geometric motifs in teal, yellow, pink, and sage on a pale ground, with rose-pink interiors
Pair of needlepoint slippers with square toes and low heels, one standing upright and one lying flat, covered in fine canvas embroidery in multicolored floral and geometric patterns of blue, orange, yellow, and pink, with pink silk linings.
Maker
John J. Dunham
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, active 19th century
Title
Slippers
Place Made
United States
Date Made
Early 1850s
Medium
Linen plain weave (canvas) with wool embroidery (Berlin work) and leather
Dimensions
12 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (30.48 x 7.94 x 8.25 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Carl W. Barrow
Accession Number
AC1992.122.1.1-.2
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.

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