Pair of embroidered slippers, English, ca. 1850 Pair of embroidered slippers. The slippers have flat soles with square toes made up of one piece of leather . The uppers are made of canvas embroidered with coloured wools and silks in cross and tent stitches with sprays of roses and forget-me-nots in naturalistic colours on a black ground powdered with yellow spots. The slippers are bound with green silk ribbon and lined with green leather.