TWO PAIRS OF GENTS’ PLUSHWORK SLIPPERS, 1870s - 1880s

1 pair of gents’ merino wool slippers w/ plushwork embroidered poinsettia motif, uppers 1870s, newer sheepskin lined soles added early 20th c, L 10.25”, Wd. 3” (tiny dark marks RT sole heel, several tiny squares missing thread esp. around topline) Excellent; 1 pair of gents’ burgundy merino wool slippers, plushwork embroidered aniline dyed floral motif in silk & merino, stacked leather heel, lined w/ kid & cotton twill, c. 1880, L 10”, Wd. 3.25”, HH 0.75” (lt. Wear soles, few missing tiny squares thread esp. LF side of RT slipper along big toe, reasonable disc. int.) Very good-Excellent