Wedding slippers

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1864 · silk, leather · Costume Institute

Simple flat cream satin slippers were a common choice of brides throughout the 19th century. If the wearer preferred a more modern appearance, the style could be updated by adopting the current mode of trimming and, after 1850, by the addition of a heel. This pair of classic mid-nineteenth century wedding slippers has been made fashionable the inclusion of a large cockade-style rosette and small heel, which has been nailed onto a finished flat sole. They were worn by Brooklyn bride Mary Annie (Anna) Kimball for her marriage to De Witt Clinton Blair in 1864.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1864

Medium

silk, leather

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. James B. Campbell, 1971