Flat women's slippers of white satin, top edge finished with ribbon. Flat-cut toes, symmetrical leather soles. Endpaper and back lining of white leather, front lining of canvas. On the endpaper of both slippers there is an octagonal, oblong company label: Jan Kólazenski / in Kalisz / at Market Square No. 18. Maker: Jan Kólazenski Kalisz; shoemaker's workshop; ca. 1830–ca. 1850. Materials: satin, leather, canvas. Type: women's footwear, slippers. Dimensions: height 6 cm, length 23.7 cm., A pair of worn ballet slippers photographed from above, showing the insides and toes; the slippers are made of a light, satin-like material with a slightly shiny texture and visible creases and folds; the left slipper appears more discolored and dirty than the right, with darker smudging and staining on the toe and sides, while the right slipper is cleaner with lighter soiling; the inner linings look soft and aged with uneven pigmentation and a few spots; a thin drawstring is visible at the vamp of each...
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Flat women's slippers of white satin, top edge finished with ribbon. Flat-cut toes, symmetrical leather soles. Endpaper and back lining of white leather, front lining of canvas. On the endpaper of both slippers there is an octagonal, oblong company label: Jan Kólazenski / in Kalisz / at Market Square No. 18. Maker: Jan Kólazenski Kalisz; shoemaker's workshop; ca. 1830–ca. 1850. Materials: satin, leather, canvas. Type: women's footwear, slippers. Dimensions: height 6 cm, length 23.7 cm., A pair of worn ballet slippers photographed from above, showing the insides and toes; the slippers are made of a light, satin-like material with a slightly shiny texture and visible creases and folds; the left slipper appears more discolored and dirty than the right, with darker smudging and staining on the toe and sides, while the right slipper is cleaner with lighter soiling; the inner linings look soft and aged with uneven pigmentation and a few spots; a thin drawstring is visible at the vamp of each slipper; the overall color palette includes off-white, cream, beige, light tan, and areas of grayish dirt against a neutral light gray background.

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Flat women's slippers white satin top edge finished ribbon Flat-cut toes symmetrical leather soles Endpaper back lining white leather front lining canvas endpaper slippers octagonal oblong company label Jan Kólazenski Kalisz Market Square No 18 Maker Jan Kólazenski Kalisz shoemaker's workshop ca 1830–ca 1850 Materials satin leather Type women's footwear Dimensions height 6 cm length 23.7 cm pair worn ballet slippers photographed showing insides toes light satin- material slightly shiny texture visible creases folds left slipper discolored dirty right darker smudging staining toe sides right slipper cleaner lighter soiling inner linings look soft aged uneven pigmentation spots thin drawstring visible vamp slipper color palette includes off-white cream beige light tan areas grayish dirt neutral gray background.

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