Women's slippers by Wincenty Witoszynski Warsaw; shoemaker's workshop; ca. 1840–ca. 1850. Shallow, flat women's slippers made of white silk. Symmetrical soles of thin leather with straight-cut toes. Lining of the front of white canvas, the back of thin white leather. Inside an octagonal company label is glued: Wincenty Witoszynski / in Warsaw / at Senatorska Street next to the Main Town Hall No. 463. The upper part is machine-sewn. 1840–1850. Origin: Warsaw. Materials: silk, leather, canvas. Function: women's footwear. Dimensions: height 5.3 cm; width 5.3 cm; length 23.2 cm., A pair of flat, slip-on shoes placed side by side on a plain background, made of a smooth, slightly shiny fabric with a pale cream color; the toe area appears slightly rounded and the uppers show some creasing and subtle discoloration in shades of beige and faint brown; the sides and inner lining display a softer, textured cream tone with a few worn areas and frayed edges, and the thin soles are a light brown visi...
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Women's slippers by Wincenty Witoszynski Warsaw; shoemaker's workshop; ca. 1840–ca. 1850. Shallow, flat women's slippers made of white silk. Symmetrical soles of thin leather with straight-cut toes. Lining of the front of white canvas, the back of thin white leather. Inside an octagonal company label is glued: Wincenty Witoszynski / in Warsaw / at Senatorska Street next to the Main Town Hall No. 463. The upper part is machine-sewn. 1840–1850. Origin: Warsaw. Materials: silk, leather, canvas. Function: women's footwear. Dimensions: height 5.3 cm; width 5.3 cm; length 23.2 cm., A pair of flat, slip-on shoes placed side by side on a plain background, made of a smooth, slightly shiny fabric with a pale cream color; the toe area appears slightly rounded and the uppers show some creasing and subtle discoloration in shades of beige and faint brown; the sides and inner lining display a softer, textured cream tone with a few worn areas and frayed edges, and the thin soles are a light brown visible along the bottom edge; the background is a uniform light gray.

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Women's slippers Wincenty Witoszynski Warsaw shoemaker's workshop ca 1840–ca 1850 Shallow flat women's slippers white silk Symmetrical soles thin leather straight-cut toes Lining front white canvas back thin white leather Inside octagonal company label glued Wincenty Witoszynski Warsaw Senatorska Street next Main Town Hall No 463 upper part machine-sewn 1840–1850 Origin Materials silk leather canvas Function women's footwear Dimensions height 5.3 cm width 5.3 cm length 23.2 cm pair flat slip-on shoes placed side plain background smooth slightly shiny fabric pale cream color toe area slightly rounded uppers creasing subtle discoloration shades beige faint brown sides inner lining display softer textured cream tone worn areas frayed edges thin soles light brown visible bottom edge background uniform light gray.

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