Slippers

J. Staton

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colored and patterned shoes and coordinated accessories were often worn as counterpoint to the white cotton dresses of the neoclassical period. An appealing striped pattern and color scheme enliven this pair of slippers, which feature the sharply pointed toe and low heel then in fashion. The high quality is displayed in the beautifully finished soles, which are burnished to form a decorative design accentuating the angular shape.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art