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Culture:American or Canada
Title:slippers
Date Made:1825-1840
Type:Footwear
Materials:textile: wool (ingrain carpeting)
Place Made:United States; New England or Canada; Quebec
Measurements:overall: 4 x 9 5/8 in.; 10.16 x 24.4475 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2001.64.3
Credit Line:John W. and Christiana G.P. Batdorf Fund
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Pair of men's slippers made of wool ingrain carpet fragments in a woven design in olive gree, red, salmon, and white, and leather soles. The rich colors are the result of dying the wool yarn before it was woven into cloth for a carpet. Threads were unraveled, twisted into cords, and then made into tassels that are used to hold the shoes in place. There is a long tradition of recyling household textiles amongst the French Canadians.

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