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Miniature Pair of Glass Slippers, Fairy Castle

Specifications

Miniature Pair of Glass Slippers, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Personal Objects - Clothing - Footwear - Shoe - Slipper
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Artist:

Rohl, E. H.

Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Pair of miniature clear glass slippers with a red and yellow dot on the top of the foot and a black button at the ankel. Slippers are attached to a small black stand which is on an elaborately carved wooden footstool, on a marble pedestal.

Materials:

glass

wood

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.24 in, Length: 0.43 in
    Weight: 0.015 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.150

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Pair of Glass Slippers, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Pair of Glass Slippers, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Pair of Glass Slippers, Fairy Castle

These iconic miniature glass slippers found in the Great Hall of the Fairy Castle are decorated with little red bows. They represent the glass slippers from the fairy tale of Cinderella. Moore searched the world for such a pair for years and eventually received these glass slippers from E.H. Rohl, a retired exhibition glass blower. 


The Great Hall with floating staircase is a grand room with many treasures. The floor is composed of ivory carved with rose vines which carry up onto the great pillars supporting the ceiling. The ceiling includes domes painted by Helga Brabon of characters from fairytales of both the Grimm brothers and Hans Christian Anderson. The Great Hall includes many hanging wall paintings as well as many rare treasures gathered from around the world.

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