Slipper
19th century
Artists
Dimensions
3.4 x 3.5 x 9.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
[Unidentified retailer, Dresden] sold; to Mrs. Harold North Fowler, Westfield MA, 1861, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955
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