Caption

A pair of women's slippers made of patterned silk damask lined with leather. Dark pink outer fabric with a white floral motif. Shallow slippers, fitted with two decorative straps at the front. 3.5 cm heel, tapering down from mid-height. Symmetrical soles, pointed towards the front. Fabric-covered heel. Hand-sewn. Toes lined with canvas; heel lined with leather. Endpapers made of thin white leather. 2nd half of the 18th century, Europe. Height 9 cm, length 25 cm., A pair of low-heeled shoes sit on a neutral gray background, both covered in a faded pink fabric with a floral woven pattern in a lighter color; the shoes have pale off-white trim around the openings and across the insteps, and the interiors show a worn beige lining; one shoe is shown from an angled side view revealing a short curved heel and scuffed sole, while the other is shown from the front with a rounded toe and visible interior shadowing.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_172

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.8Mb (1.7Mb) / 16.0in x 10.7in / 4794 x 3196 (300dpi)

Keywords

A pair women's slippers patterned silk damask lined leather Dark pink outer fabric white floral motif Shallow slippers fitted two decorative straps front 3.5 cm heel tapering down mid-height Symmetrical soles pointed towards Fabric-covered heel Hand-sewn Toes lined canvas heel lined Endpapers thin white leather 2nd half 18th century Europe Height 9 cm length 25 cm pair low-heeled shoes sit neutral gray background covered faded fabric floral woven pattern lighter color shoes pale off-white trim openings across insteps interiors worn beige lining shoe shown angled side view revealing short curved heel scuffed sole rounded toe visible interior shadowing.