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Pantofles

Scope note

Mulelike footwear with a vamp and no quarters worn from the 15th into the 17th century and having two different functions, as slippers intended for indoor use and as overshoes with a thick sole, often of cork, intended for outdoor use. For women's shoes or overshoes with a mulelike upper and a high platform sole, use "chopines."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000221385

Broader Terms used

<footwear by form>

Equivalent Terms used

pantofle

Created

13yrs ago

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