Slipper
Category
Costume
Date
1820 - 1830
Materials
Brocade, Cotton, Leather, Silk, Silver thread
Measurements
254 mm (H)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348851.1
Summary
One of a pair of slippers - Made from cream silk with a brown leather sole and cream glazed cotton lining. They are decorated with cream silk ribbon along the upper edges and side seams. There are 4 pinch marks on the sole and wheeling at the waist. They have later additions - on the vamp there is a piece of brocade the same fabric as SNO.TC.10. There are lengths of ribbon at the vamp throat. There is cream ribbon with silver threaded through along the quarters and vamp. There is a label 'Smith' handwritten on the side of the vamp on the left slipper only. The alterations are similar to SNO.TC.150. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade