Evening slippers

J. Ferry

1880 · silk · Costume Institute

By the last quarter of the 19th century, shoes specifically matched to a particular evening dress became an increasingly common phenomenon. While white shoes could be economically dyed to coordinate with a special dress, the wealthiest clients would have shoes specifically made to match. This pair of top quality evening slippers features an eye catching fabric which has been carefully cut to make the most of the pattern. The shoes were made to match a Parisian couture evening dress.

Artist

J. Ferry

Date

1880

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