Pair of woman's slippers
about 1850
Place of ManufactureEngland
Place of CreationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueLeather, silk plain weave (taffeta) and lace, machine embroidery, silk satin, cotton plain weave, metal buckle (probably gold-plated brass)
Dimensions6.5 x 7 x 23.7 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession number49.1020a-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
around 1850
1800–30
1800–30
1805–10
