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In 1951 <i>The Silk Book</i> drew attention to how the quality of silks woven in this particular structure had changed over the previous century: 'Satins have the stiffness and \"live\" characteristics of yarn-dyed articles. In Victorian days their special virtue was... that they could stand up by themselves but nowadays they are usually given a slightly softer finish. Their very rich appearance makes them a favourite material for wedding gowns; they are also used for evening dresses, cloaks, for linings and in combination with velvets. Mention should also be made of <i>Shoe Satin</i>, used for the uppers of evening shoes.' Such shoe satins were sometimes made of a mix of silk and cotton.\n\nThese backless mules in white satin with pearl-accented rosettes were probably intended to be worn as lingerie shoes with a white chiffon bridal nightgown (T.129-1987) worn by their wearer, actor Coral Browne (1913-1991) on the night of her first marriage to Philip Westrope Pearman (1911-1964), June 26th 1950.","physicalDescription":"Pair of women's white satin shoes. 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They were almost certainly worn with the nightgown T.331-1987 which actress Coral Browne (1913-1991) wore on the night of her first marriage to Philip Westrope Pearman (1911-1964), June 26th 1950. Her wedding outfit, by Molyneux, was donated at the same time as the nightgown and slippers.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pair of satin shoes/slippers, backless mules, retailed by Fortnum and Mason, Great Britain, 1950s","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. <u>Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion</u>. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.","id":"AUTH389403"},"details":"This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.330-1987","T.330A-1987"],"accessionNumberNum":"330","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1987,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Shoe [1]","Shoe [2]"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-16","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}