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Child's slipper of cream-colored waffle piqué, embroidered with beige silk flowers and trimmed with scalloped shells
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Child's slipper of cream-colored waffle piqué, embroidered with beige silk flowers and trimmed with scalloped shells

anonymous · c. 1891 - c. 1892 · embroidering; festonneren; weaving; velvet (fabric weave); linen (material); cotton (textile); vloszijde

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Children's slipper of cream-colored waffle piqué, embroidered with silk flowers and trimmed with scalloped shells. Model: flat, cut-out front, high heel with two straps that close in the middle front by means of a velvet button, lined with pink linen. Decoration: in the middle of the nose an embroidered vertical band with on both sides two embroidered flowers. The shell edges are scalloped with silk.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKinderslof van crèmekleurig wafelpiqué, geborduurd met beige zijden bloemetjes en afgezet met gefestonneerde schulpjes. c. 1891 - c. 1892. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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