Wedding Slippers, c. 1897, Satin, 4 inches high, Bequest of Judge John Webb Green and Ellen McClung Green, 1957.3.391.
Britain’s Queen Victoria helped usher in the age of the “White Wedding” with her 1840 nuptials to Prince Albert. Brides on both sides of the Atlantic sought to emulate royal style by donning fashionable white dresses and accessories, such as these satin slippers with a single cross strap and petite heel.