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Design for a gentleman's slipper

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Design -- Vine

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Title
Design for a gentleman's slipper
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Design -- Vine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Topics
Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms
Embroidery
Floral design
Slippers
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Ladies' department." "Embroidery -- gentleman's slipper. Materials, 1 piece of gold braid, 2 balls of gold, 2 ditto of silver thread, and sufficient of crimson velvet to form the slippers. Draw the design upon the velvet, work the large flowers and the leaves with gold thread, the small flowers and the stamens of the large with silver thread, in embroidery sitch; work the stems with gold in chain stich, and form the scroll with the gold braid, or, if preferred, this may be worked in chain stich with gold thread." Includes additional text. Written on border: "Sept 31, 1853."
Source note: Illustrated news. (New York : [s.n.] 1853-).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17139377
Barcode: 33333159300769
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9bf88d50-c550-012f-34e7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1853: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Design for a gentleman's slipper" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-16a6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Design for a gentleman's slipper" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-16a6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1853). Design for a gentleman's slipper Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-16a6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Design for a gentleman's slipper