10.08 a,b
Shoe
1875 Approximate
Embroidered Slippers. (a, b). Material: leather, textile, wood, metal. Size: 3" W. x 9 1/2" L. x 4 1/2" H. Description: black suede toe extends to lower arch; multicolored floral embroidered pattern, black velvet bow with silver filigree buckle over toe area; brown leather upper extends from behind toe and around heel area; 1" H. stacked wooden curved heel; light brown leather sole. May have been worn by the Monson sisters' mother as part of her "bunad" costume in Norway.
Worn by the Monson sisters, Lena Maria or Petrine who lived on a farm located in Section 36, Otisco Township, Waseca Co., Minn. until about 1946 when they moved to a house in Waseca.