Slippers
Unknown Artist
1828–32
Medium
Leather
Classification
Slippers
Culture
British
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Clarence R. Hyde, 1928
Accession Number
2009.300.4126a, b
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of early 19th-century British with *Slippers*, a delicate pair crafted from leather between 1828 and 1832. Attributed to an unknown artist these slippers hail from the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, part of the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection gifted in 2009. As everyday indoor footwear, they offer a glimpse into the Regency-to-Victorian transition, when elegance in personal attire reflected social status and domestic comfort. Leather, a durable yet luxurious medium for the era, highlights skilled craftsmanship typical of British shoemaking....