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Object Name
Woman's Shoe
Object Number
1973-06-3
Description
Wedding slipper; white silk; no heel, ballet style; rounded shape to toe; bow of white silk ribbon on top of toe near opening; white silk ribbon ties; seam lines on each side where fabric stitched together; interior of shoe lined with linen; written in ink on bottom of shoe "Wedding slipper of EHC"
Comment
Wedding slipper of Elizabeth H. Cruse of Baltimore who married Robert Creighton of Philadelphia on December 20, 1823; Elizabeth Cruse was donor's great-great-aunt.
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1823
Dimensions
9" long x 2 1/4" wide
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