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Woman's Shoes Rendered by Marie Alain (artist), c. 1939 watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard overall: 37.6 x 50.9 cm (14 13/16 x 20 1/16 in.) Index of American Design 1943.8.1907 |
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These brocaded silk shoes exemplify the beautiful and elaborate accessories that were part of the fashionable eighteenth-century wardrobe. Since they were not suitable for walking out-of-doors, clogs or pattens -- separate wooden or leather soles -- were strapped on over the shoes when necessary.
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