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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Personalized Slippers
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Personalized Slippers

Artifact IDMO 2001.8.1
Object Type Slipper
Maker (American, 1884 - 1962)
Dateca. 1947-1962
Mediumleather, yarn, metal
Dimensionsoverall (each slipper) L 11 in x W 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pair of slippers personalized by Eleanor Roosevelt. The black leather slippers each have a hand-embroidered front upper consisting of the initials "ADG" (Arno David Gurewitsch) in gold yarn on a blue yarn background bordered by gold-colored leather piping at the opening.
Historical NoteThese slippers were embroidered by Eleanor Roosevelt for her personal physician and friend, Dr. A. David Gurewitsch.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Edna P. Gurewitsch in 2000.
Credit LineGift of Edna P. Gurewitsch
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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