Collection Highlights
Controller handle
1904
1922.103
Silver, steel, ceramic
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Slippers
Object name
Slippers
Date
1712
Medium
Leather, wood, cotton
Dimensions
each overall: 3 x 10 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 26 x 9.2 cm )
Description
Pair of yellow leather wedding slippers; low wooden peg heels; pointed toes; seams across the instep and up the heel; lined with white cotton.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliff
Object Number
1949.115cd
Gallery Label
These slippers were worn by Cornelia de Peyster, daughter of Isaac and Maria (Van Ball) de Peyster, on October 12, 1712, when she married Oliver Stephen Teller (b. 1685), son of Andres and Sophia (Van Cortlandt) Teller. They may also have been worn by the donor on the occasion of her marriage, April 30, 1908.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
