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Woman's Slipper

c. 1941

Virginia Berge

Associated Names

Virginia Berge

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a slipper with a tapestry-like pattern of blue, green, red, and beige on a neutral background. The slipper is positioned to the left with its toe pointing upwards. There are faint yellowish-brown stains around the slipper on the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 23.5 x 30.6 cm (9 1/4 x 12 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1956

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1950

Christensen, Erwin O., The Index of American Design, New York: 1950, p. 181, no. 357.

Wikidata ID

Q64633871

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