Pair of woman's slippers
Viault Esté
(French (Paris))
about 1830–40
Place of ManufactureParis, France
Place of UseBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin, silk satin ribbon, leather, and linen plain weave lining
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 6 x 23 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1014a-b
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ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949
about 1815–25
mid-19th century
1805–10
18th century
about 1826
about 1770
about 1850
mid 19th century
late 18th century
possibly 17th century
second half of 19th century