Object: Shoes
Date: 1830-1845
Medium: Silk
Country: USA or Europe
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P87.20.25
DescriptionFlat slippers in black silk satin with wide square throat and toe; thin ribbon ties to wrap around ankle.
Label Text:The ballet shoes of the 1830s and 1840s were very similar to fashionable dress shoes of the time, such as this pair.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Dance and Fashion