All The Pretty Dresses

This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Men's Slippers Mid 19th Century

From the seller:

An exceptional pair of man’s antique 1860’s Berlin work slippers. The last name Gorham is hand written inside the slippers. The background color is a vivid orange. The flowers are worked in shades of blue, white, lilac, red and pink and golden shafts of wheat. The slippers are lined with linen and leather. They have a 1 inch heel. The slippers are in excellent condition and appear to have never been worn. Length 12 inches Width 4 inches.

From Me:

I half think these are a decade earlier but there are some details that are throwing me off so I'll go with the 1860's for now.