Evening slippers

J. Ferry

1885–90 · silk · Costume Institute

At once classic and unique, this pair of evening slippers is an iconic style from the period, atypically rendered in vibrant purple panné velvet. The unusual color and material suggest that the shoes were custom made to match a garment. The wearer of these shoes, Abigail Kinsley Norman Prince (1860-1949), was dressed by the top Parisian couturiers including Worth, Paquin, and Doucet.

Artist

J. Ferry

Date

1885–90

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967