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Maker(s):William Ryan and Company
Culture:American
Title:slippers; shoes
Date Made:1820-1830
Type:Footwear
Materials:textile: white leather; bleached (white) plain weave linen lining; brown sole leather; metal hooks
Place Made:United States; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia county: Philadelphia
Accession Number:  HD F.743
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Pair of woman's white leather shoes or slippers dating to the 1820s. Each shoe has a pair of metal hooks on the inside side edges for fastening ribbons over the instep and ankles (now missing). Inside one of the shoes is a green label with black lettering "Wm. Ryan & Co./ Makers/ No. 16 S. 4th St. Phila."

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Leather; Linen

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