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Slipper

Object Name:
Slipper
Object ID:
1956.148
Date:
1798
Description:
Slippers, of Countess Rumford. Pale pink silk satin lined with white linen plainweave, interlining, pink ribbon bows, linen loops attached inside for ribbons to be drawn up and tied over instep. Flat leather soles marked "2", no heels. Handwritten label attached reads "The Countess Rumford 1798 Munich Germany".
Material:
Textile
Silk
Leather
Provenance:
A handwritten label attached reads, "The Countess Rumford 1798 Munich Germany." Owned by Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford (1774-1852).
Credit Line:
Gift of Marion A. Elkin
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