Pair of moose hair embroidered slippers in four parts
1800–50
Object PlaceGreat Lakes, North East, United States
Medium/TechniqueWool plain weave, dyed moose hair embroidery, birth bark
Dimensions20 x 15.4 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edward W. Norris
Accession number51.2348a-d
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Provenance1951, gift of Emma Salom (Mrs. Edward W.) Norris (b. 1894 - d. 1974), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1951)
late 18th century to early 19th century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
1840s
Mid-19th Century
1850–75
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
1840
19th century
1625–1700