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| This colorful pair of Berlin wool
work men's shoes, or slippers, are from the mid-19th century. Berlin wool work
was a style of embroidery very popular during the mid- 19th
century. These men's shoes were worked on canvas in a petit point
stitch with colorful wools, producing an
intricate three-dimensional look. The uppers were usually
embroidered at home and were then taken to a shoemaker to be made
up. The men's shoes are eleven inches long with
a red wool lining. Creating men's shoes, such as these, was a
popular pastime for Victorian women due largely to the fact that,
for the first time in history, a fairly large number of women had
leisure time to devote to needlework. Berlin wool work patterns
for this style men's shoes, furniture covers, cushions, and bags
were found in women's magazines such as Godey's Lady's Book
and
Peterson's Magazine.
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