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Sablé
Pair of women's beaded mules
Sablé
French
about 1794
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Glass beads (sablé), leather sole and heel, silk lining, and gilt metal trim
Dimensions
21.4 x 8.6 x 7.2 cm (8 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2259a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPair of women's mules. Tops of strung glass beads (called sablé) held together with looping stitches. Pink silk lining, leather soles. Top scene of balloon ascension, with two mounted, uniformed men in foreground, based on print depicting battle of Fleurus of 26 June 1794.
Provenance1943, gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873 - d. 1957), Chicago, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 14, 1943)