Caption

Women's slippers by Wincenty Witoszynski, ca. 1840–1850. Shallow, flat women's slippers made of white silk. Symmetrical thin leather soles with straight-cut toes. Lining: front of white canvas, back of thin white leather. Inside an octagonal company label reads: Wincenty Witoszynski / in Warsaw / at Senatorska Street next to the Main Town Hall No. 463. Upper part is machine-sewn. Footwear; height 5.3 cm, width 5.3 cm, length 23.2 cm; Warsaw., A single worn ballet flat made of a shiny satin-like material rests on a plain background, showing frayed edges and areas of wear; the shoe appears light beige to off-white with slightly darker soiled patches, a satiny sheen on the toe area, and a matte textured rear section, with a thin brown sole visible underneath and subtle stitching along the seams.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A13_147

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68.7Mb (802.4Kb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Women's slippers Wincenty Witoszynski ca 1840–1850 Shallow flat women's slippers white silk Symmetrical thin leather soles straight-cut toes Lining front white canvas back thin white leather Inside octagonal company label reads Warsaw Senatorska Street next Main Town Hall No 463 Upper part machine-sewn Footwear height 5.3 cm width 5.3 cm length 23.2 cm single worn ballet flat shiny satin- material rests plain background showing frayed edges areas wear shoe light beige off-white slightly darker soiled patches satiny sheen toe area matte textured rear section thin brown sole visible underneath subtle stitching seams.