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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
Rohl, E. H.
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.
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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