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Pair of women's mules
European
about 1770
Object Place: Europe
Medium/Technique
Silk damask embroidered with silvered- metallic yarn, silvered loop fringe, silk satin binding tape, leather lining and leather and heel and sole
Dimensions
9.7 x 10 x 22.5 cm (3 13/16 x 3 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.1721a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGreen damask(?) silk upper embroidered with silver yarns in conventional motif; band of silver fringe and pink silk binding along top. Pointed toe. Brown leather covered wood Louis heel, top piece. Leather sole. White leather insole, leather lining. {ref.: Seligman and Hughes, Domestic Needlework, Pl. 26E}
ProvenanceAttilio Simonetti (dealer; b. 1843 - d. 1925), Rome. 1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 10, 1943)