2008.84.22

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Fashion and Politics_32 Left to right P78.1.1 (dress), 71.192.82 (textile wall), 2008.84.22 (shoes case), P88.46.1 (dress), X321.48 (textile wall)

MinMax_23 Left to right 2010.98.1 (suit), 2008.84.22 (shoes), P91.95.2 (dress)

MinMax_06 Lef t to right 93.132.4 (vest case), P83.19.10 (suit), 2007.12.1 (shoes case), 2010.98.1 (green suit), 2008.84.22 (shoes case), P91.95.2 (dress), 82.33.2 (tailcoat), 70.15.57C (vest), 76.138.1 (walking stick), 84.178.1 (hat case)

Object: Shoes

Date: c. 1808

Medium: Leather, gilt embroidery, and sequins

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Frank Smith Collection

Object number: 2008.84.22

DescriptionPair of neoclassical style flat yellow leather slippers with myrtle leaf embroidery in gold gilt and metal sequins at vamp

Label Text:The flat slippers of the early nineteenth century were considered more practical and egalitarian than their earlier, high-heeled counterparts. The embellishment on these shoes, in gilt thread and sequins, resembles a myrtle leaf, a neoclassical motif favored by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and used to decorate his palace.

In Collection(s)

Shoes

Exhibitions:

Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes
Fashion & Politics
Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic