Slipper
Manufacturer
Gillinder & Sons
(American, 1867 - 1930)
CultureAmerican
Date1876
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (6.7 x 14 x 4.4 cm)
InscribedImpressed inside: "GILLINDER & SONS CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION".
Credit LineGift of Robert Allan
Object number71.5246
Not on view
DescriptionLady's clear frosted slipper; pressed, small heel and with bow at instep. An exposition factory was built at Centennial Expo grounds in Philadelphia in 1876, and much pressed ware was made and sold right there, such as this slipper.
