Pair of stars and stripes slippers attributed to Elizabeth Keckly
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1865
name: label: Attributed to
content: Elizabeth Keckly, American, 1818 - 1907
label: Owned by
content: Gideon Welles, American, 1802 - 1878
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of men's boudoir slippers in a stars and stripes design attributed to Elizabeth Keckly (sometimes spelled Keckley). The slippers were likely commissioned by Mrs. Gideon Welles to be presented to her husband, Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy under President Lincoln. The slippers are crocheted in stripes of red and white from the toe to the heel. Across the top of the vamp is a blue band embroidered with scattered white stars. The throat of the slippers is edged in a twisted blue and red cord. The slippers have a flat, leather sole and a squarish toe.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.35.2.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: slippers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: fiber , leather and thread
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 10 1/4 × 3 in. (26 × 7.6 cm)