Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier geometric drawing where he kept a large

where he kept a large studio in the basement of a large Victorian home

I'm quite obsessed with this

the likes of which I've not found before

15 3/8" tall x 9 3/4" wide x 1/4" deep

with a few scuffs and scrapes to the red paint on the roof

Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier geometric drawing where he kept a largeI just thought these were so sweet and lovely I could not leave them behind. I know that they came from a collection of items handed down from the owners of a family owned clothing store in Brooklyn, and believe they date to sometime between the 1920s 40s. I believe they were floor samples, and understand that these sorts of slipper were ordered as blanks, and then embroidered locally. Some losses to the embroidery and the soles are well worn which