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1. Men's Slippers, about 1858

Description:
Undress or negligee dress was the term given to casual, loose-fitting clothing worn in the morning before changing in to fashionable day dress. Men's embroidered slippers (bright-colored worsted work on canvas) were very popular in the early Victorian period. Ladies magazines often included embroidery patterns for house slippers that a woman mightmake for her husband as a gift. Please note that the term Berlin Work or Berlin Woolwork comes from the fact that the best embroidery patterns came from Germany.The bright-colored worsted wools were used in the embroidery were of German manufacture as well.
Date Issued:
[1855 TO 1865]
Data Provider:
Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
Collection:
Digital Dress Collection