Object: Shoes
Date: c. 1920
Medium: Green silk and gold metallic brocade, green silk, purple thread, gold cord, and purple silk satin
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Lyndhurst
Object number: 2009.79.10
DescriptionMules or slippers in green silk and gold metallic brocade in an abstract floral pattern; appliquéd flower at right front edge in green silk and purple thread and gold cord details at center; light purple silk satin padded insole
Label Text:Boudoir mules are an elegant form of house slippers. They are characterized by their high heels, luxurious fabrics, and feminine embellishments. The metallic brocade used for these slippers, dating to circa 1920, closely resembles the materials used for some girdles of the same era.
Exhibitions:
- Shoes: Anatomy, Identity, Magic
- Exposed: A History of Lingerie