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Title:shoes; slippers
Date Made:1850-1900
Type:Footwear
Materials:textile: polychrome embroidered wool; metallic thread; white satin weave silk or cotton ground; red wool sock lining
Accession Number:  HD F.632
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Pair of man's indoor slip-on shoes or slippers. Featuring an embroidered exotic bird - a parrot -- perched within a scrolling leaf and branch design. Possibly made for export to the West.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; Embroidery; polychrome; Silk; Wool

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