Maison Chapelle Cordonnier, (established Paris, 1815), Pair of Purple Satin Slippers
about 1900, late 19th century - early 20th century. Satin, silk, and leather, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.

Made in Paris in the late nineteenth century, this pair of fashionable satin slippers with graduated straps dotted by bows, were a gift from Isabella Stewart Gardner to her goddaughter, Katharine Foote, daughter of famous Boston composer, Arthur Foote. Foote donated them to the Perkins School for the Blind for use in the drama department’s costume collection, where they could be worn by children in school plays. Imbued with happy memories of school performances, by 1954 the shoes were no longer used, and they were donated to the museum as a relic of Isabella’s taste in fashion.

This ornament pays homage to Isabella's unique sense of style!

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Measures 2.5" x 4"