DepartmentTextiles-Europe
Papuce, nayule
NameSlippers
CultureOttomanMuslim
Dateca. 1875
Place madePrizen, Kosovo/Macedonia (contested), Europe
MediumLeather, velvet, gold thread, cotton
Dimensions9 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 11/16 in. (25 × 8.5 × 1.75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Bernard and Susan Ziobro, A.2016.1.45ab
Object numberA.2016.1.45ab
DescriptionThe soles and lining of the slippers are leather and are nailed. The heel area is embossed. A blue cotton trims the opening to the the burgundy velvet to toe that is decorated with a large, gold, embroidered five-petal flower.
19th century
1980s
ca. 1875
Artist unrecorded
Clothing Ensemble/Parts of Ensemble
