Tan Canvas Slippers

American
c. 1870-1880


Tan canvas uppers embroidered with multicolor leaves in silk thread, and with cream-colored leather insoles. The soles of these shoes are made of light brown leather with a half-inch heel. The insoles of the shoes are marked “H. Innis” in ink. According to a note in Annette Young's handwriting, these slippers were embroidered for her uncle Hasbrouck Innis by her great-aunt, Laura Hasbrouck Varick.