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November 3, 2007 03:00 PMCalender
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Pair of Embroidered Silk Wedding Slippers

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$5,581$4,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2384Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2007 11:00AM

Description:

Pair of Embroidered Silk Wedding Slippers, Massachusetts, c. 1773, linen canvas uppers covered in woven gold silk fabric, embroidered with multicolored silk threads in a floral design, leather soles, lg. 9 1/2 in.

Note: These slippers were worn by Ester May Hinkley (b. 1754, Dedham, Massachusetts, d. October 24, 1817, Barnstable, Massachusetts),on the day of her marriage to Ebenezer Hinkley (b. September 29, 1754 Barnstable, Massachusetts d. September 5, 1822, Barnstable, Massachusetts). Family history relates that Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable, was on payroll of Captain George Lewis in Colonel Nathaniel Freeman's regiment, on alarm from New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Falmouth, Massachusetts in September of 1778. Nathaniel and Ester had seven children.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Keywords

Massachusetts, Ester May Hinkley, Barnstable, Ebenezer Hinkley, Nathaniel Freeman, Colonel Nathaniel Freeman's regiment, Falmouth, George Lewis