Slipper Collection (page 2)

17th century Slipper Maker
A shoemaker sits cross-legged as he stitches a slipper. Date: 17th century

Winifred Hare as Stella, perched precariously on a crescent moon, in The Silver Slipper at the Lyric Theatre in 1901. Date: 1901

Party at Silver Slipper club featuring Kate Meyrick
A group of revellers raising their glasses for the photographer at The Silver Slipper nightclub. Centre of the picture at the bottom is Kate Meyrick (1875 -1933)

Victoria Stiebel / Gown
A couture design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976), for a reception dress in off-white slipper satin. Flat hipline swathed and twisted with ends lined in butter yellow faille

Pair of slippers with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, shoes and slippers. mid-20th century

Spotted Ladys Slipper Orchid - flowering wild plants (Cypripedium guttatum ). near Ekaterinburg - Middle Ural Mountains - Russia. summer - June

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Cinderella meets a princess at a spinning wheel
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Prince Charming fits the glass slipper on Cinderella (right), and a prince encounters a princess (possibly Princess Aurora)

Cinderella Flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby
Cinderella. The entire front page of a four page flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby, Christmas 1937. " Oswald Cray presents the most glorious pantomime ever staged in Derby"

Wedding of Princess Mary of Cambridge & Francis of Teck
Throwing the slipper for good luck. The marriage of Princess Mary of Cambridge and Prince Francis of Teck. After the ceremony, the newlyweds are pelted with shoes and slippers for luck as they leave

The Glass Slipper by Gordon Nicoll
Fantasy illustration showing a woman in a spangled costume fleeing down some steps. The title of the picture, The Glass Slipper, implies this is Cinderella. Date: 1937

Music cover, Tiddlywinks by Michael Carr and Lewis Ilda, broadcast by Lou Preager and his band. 1934

W Barratt & Co Ltd shoe catalogue, slippers. mid-20th century

Illustration of fur-lined foot gloves in the Tatler
Black and white illustration for fur-lined foot gloves advertised in the Sporting and Country House Supplement of the Tatler, 22nd December 1909

The Magic Slipper
Promotional postcard for the Magic Slipper at the Lawrence Opera House, Massachusetts 15th October 1881. American card included here for the Cinderella theme. Special Matinee for Ladies & Children

Couple receiving lucky slipper on a Christmas card
Couple receiving a lucky slipper from two of Santas elves on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Sweater, cap and slipper socks from Neatawear, 1965
A matching trio of winter woollens in brown, black and white wool from Neatawear. Date: 1965

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Rough and Tumble, showing two Scots terriers, one white (Rough) and one black (Tumble), playing with their masters slipper. Date: circa 1910

Text explaining how American Visas work - Tall Ship picture
Text explaining how American Visas work and an inset illustration of an elegant tall ship, a three-master, possibly a tea clipper? Date: 1920s

Cinderella & the glass slipper. The Prince fits the glass slipper onto Cinderellas foot. Perraults fairy tale.Date: circa 1900

Comely ladys slipper, Cypripedium venustum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Lesser-flowered or greater yellow ladys slipper orchid, Cypripedium parviflorum.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan

Ladys - slipper Orchid - flowering wild plant - Scots Pine forest floor (Cypripedium calceolus ). near Ekaterinburg - Middle Ural Mountains - Russia. summer - June

Lady Slipper Orchid - flowering wild plant - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus ). near Ekaterinburg - Middle Ural Mountains - Russia. summer - June

Ladys - slipper Orchid - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus )

Lady Slipper - flowering wild - plants grows in clusters due to mostly vegetative reproduction - side of an abandoned road in Scots Pine forest (Cypripedium calceolus )

Frightfulness - WW1 humorous dog postcard
The Pup: - Guess that old Shoe knows what " Frightfulness" is! A comic postcard from the Great War era showing a puppy contemplating a slipper he has just destroyed

Work rooms of Lady Sclater, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing society ladies hard at work at the work rooms of Lady Sclater at 18 Pont Street, London. In the top photograph

A Street Shoe Repairer - Izmir, Turkey, specifically working on Babouches, a form of heelless slipper, typically in oriental style. Date: circa 1910

Silver Slipper Casino - Reno, Nevada, USA. Gamers taking on the roulette wheel and betting against the house in Blackjack. Date: circa 1950s

Crepidula, slipper limpets
Slipper limpets collected by Charles Darwin in Chile on the Beagle voyage (1831-1836)

Turkish janissary

The story of Cinderella
The Story of Cinderella. From Playhour (1956)

John C. Fishers stupendous musical production, The silver slipper by Owen Hall & Leslie Stuart, authors of Florodora. Date c1902

John C. Fishers supendous musical production, The silver slipper by Owen Hall & Leslie Stuart, authors of Florodora. Date c1902

Poster advertising Willss Gold Flake, showing a lovable basset hound bringing its master a slipper with an open box of cigarettes inside it. 20th century

Hunt the slipper
All dressed up for the evening, just about to go out when she can t find one of her shoes. The maids look everywhere, and when asked, they just shrug their shoulders

Cinderella tries on the glass slipper. 20th century

Elderly porter - Constantinople, Turkey
An elderly porter carrying a leather case with a rug on top

Seller of Quince, Constantinople, Turkey

Turkish beggar woman with baby
A Turkish beggar woman seated, holding her young child in very simple clothing. The Turkish people (particularly Turkish men) are mad about children

Cypripedium Barbatum
Ladys Slipper Orchid

Plants / Cypripedium Album
White-Petalled Ladys Slipper

Cypripedium Calceolus
Slipper Orchid (French) Sabot De Venus

Stiebel / Wedding Dress
Wedding dress in magnolia slipper satin, with bodice yoke based on traditional smocking from a 19th century Staffordshire wedding smock. By Victor Stiebel at Jacqmar

Hunt the Slipper 1886
Cobbler, cobbler, mend your shoe, Have it done by half past two, Stitch it up and stitch it down, And then I ll give you half a crown

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