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Wedding shoes belonging to Elizabeth Dennison

Wedding shoes belonging to Elizabeth Dennison Superfine wool, leather, linen lining, satin binding and ribbon, and silk rosette
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Superfine wool, leather, linen lining, satin binding and ribbon, and silk rosette, 1859

23 cm L x 7.1 cm W (left); 22.5 cm L x 7.1 cm W (right)

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[ This description is from the project: Fashioning the New England Family ]

These wedding slippers were worn by Elizabeth Dennison in 1859. The shoes still have their original satin ribbon ties, attached towards the heel, which is reinforced with leather cup between wool layers. Pale blue silk rosettes decorate the front of the shoes.