Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier United States Playing Card Co which provides tables and measurements

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and is just fantastically made

The chest has seen some use (as pictured in detail

hand-sculpted vintage 1970s ceramic tiles by Ken Goldstrom that I just found in Maine

removable handle

Embroidered Black Velvet Shoes, Floor Samples from Brooklyn Clothier United States Playing Card Co which provides tables and measurementsI just thought these were so sweet and lovely I could not leave them behind. I know that they came from a collection of items handed down from the owners of a family owned clothing store in Brooklyn, and believe they date to sometime between the 1920s 40s. I believe they were floor samples, and understand that these sorts of slipper were ordered as blanks, and then embroidered locally. Some losses to the embroidery and the soles are well worn which