Shoes
c. 1808
Leather, gilt embroidery, and sequins
Gift of Frank Smith Collection
Object number2008.84.22
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.
DescriptionPair of neoclassical style flat yellow leather slippers with myrtle leaf embroidery in gold gilt and metal sequins at vampCollections
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