ROSE SLIPPER TOP AND EMBROIDERED BABY BOOTIE
J-JV005 Journal des Dames & des Demoiselles – Slipper top with roses and rosebuds
Handpainted pattern on grey cardboard, torn in two and paint badly damaged. Slipper top with roses and rose buds, no background color given.
Image donated by Joke Visser, edited and charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
The rose in the slipper top looks like a wild rose, but it has double flower petals which generally do not occur in nature.
G-RS016 Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine – Baby’s boot embroidered in silk
A single sheet printed pattern, and the text page containing the description and instructions, taken from an issue of the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, which one is not known.
Images donated by ebay seller reloved_stuff_shop, charted by Sytske Wijnsma.
It’s often said that footwear, chairs and mattresses are the most important part of wardrobe and household, as they are between you and and the earth and carry your weight. An exception is baby footwear, as the little ones tend to 1. lie on their back or 2. crawl from one electric outlet to another with amazing speed. Most baby booties are crocheted or knitted, and intended to keep the feet warm rather than to be walked on for any distance. When baby becomes a toddler and walks outside on their own feet, leather soles should be used rather than cashmere or merino as the instructions suggest.