A delicate women’s slipper stands alone; it’s painted with small sprigs of blue and red flowers with green leaves.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The top of the porcelain-white slipper’s opening curls over slightly, it’s a flat slipper with a blue line painted at the heal and has a pointy toe. It’s shown in profile, the length of the slipper, points to the right. The back of the slipper has flopped over gently. The opening where the foot slips in is trimmed with gold paint. The slipper is mostly white except for a few delicate flower sprigs painted near the front. It has a glossy surface.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.78
People
Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German (founded 1710)
Title
Slipper
Other Titles
Former Title: Flowered Slipper
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
19th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228425

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1510, Modern and Contemporary Art, Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet at the Harvard Art Museums
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
Dimensions
3.4 x 3.5 x 9.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • manufacturer's mark: bottom, underglaze blue: [crossed swords]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Unidentified retailer, Dresden] sold; to Mrs. Harold North Fowler, Westfield MA, 1861, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harold North Fowler
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.78
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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