Caption

Flat women's slippers of white satin. Flat-cut toe, symmetrical thin leather soles. Endpaper and back of the lining are white glacé leather; front lining is white canvas. On the endpaper an octagonal elongated company label printed in green reads: Józef Marczewski / in Warsaw / at Dluga Street / No. 543. Maker: Józef Marczewski Warsaw, shoemaker's workshop, ca. 1830–ca.1840. Date: 1836. Place of origin: Warsaw. Material/technique: satin, leather, canvas. Function: women's footwear slippers. Dimensions: height 5.2 cm; length 23.5 cm., A pair of worn soft shoes made of a shiny fabric in shades of off-white, beige, and pale cream sit on a flat neutral gray surface; the shoes show fraying edges, creases, and areas of discoloration in light brown and tan, with a slightly darker brown sole visible beneath, and the fabric texture varies between smooth shiny panels and more matte, slightly fuzzy sections.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A14_172

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Keywords

Flat women's slippers white satin Flat-cut toe symmetrical thin leather soles Endpaper back lining white glacé leather front lining white canvas endpaper octagonal elongated company label printed green reads Józef Marczewski Warsaw Dluga Street No 543 Maker Józef Marczewski Warsaw shoemaker's workshop ca 1830–ca.1840 Date 1836 Place origin Material technique satin leather canvas Function women's footwear slippers Dimensions height 5.2 cm length 23.5 cm pair worn soft shoes shiny fabric shades off-white beige pale cream sit flat neutral gray surface shoes fraying edges creases areas discoloration light brown tan slightly darker brown sole visible beneath fabric texture varies smooth shiny panels matte slightly fuzzy sections.