Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection

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Black closed toe, long toe box satin heeled slippers with beaded flower and beaded leaf decoration on top of toe box and at throat. Flower's center bead is black. The beads arraying from flower are silver. The strap over the body has two buttons for closure. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

Date of Publication

1900

Materials and Techniques Display

Satin; Machine/hand

Condition and Examination History

Fair; Losses at (a) and (b) toeboxes and counters of shoe from being worn. Distorted shape. Beads missing from shoe (a). Beads have corrotion. Debris in box. Active decompostion of material. Decrease movement of object. Handle with care.

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Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

302 A-0008

Current Location

Unit C; 5

Repository

Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Fashion Design and Merchandising, School of Human Sciences, College of Forest Resources, Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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