Small-heeled mule presumed to have belonged to Pope Pius VII (1740-1823) in old rose silk satin edged with braid and embroidered with a stylized cross in cannetille on the vamp (wear and discoloration). Early 19th century. Length: 27 cm Accompanied by a note: "this mule or shoe belonged to Pope Pius VII when he came to Paris in 1804". Provenance: Château de Verteuil, former property of the La Rochefoucauld family.