The tale is an ancient one, versions of which can be found in many cultures, but the Brothers Grimm made it a particular phenomenon. Grimm’s Fairy Tales, of which “The Little Glass Slipper” was one, was published in 1812 and the popularity of the Cinderella story grew from there.
These items started out being handmade and became common around the mid-1800s. Glass shoe salt cellars even came in baby shoe shapes, a particular ornament of the Victorian era that many mothers treasured. Thanks to the rising middle class and the marvels of industry a growing number of household could afford such luxuries. Finger bowls, bone bowls, salt cellars, epergnes, and other such items were common sights on well-appointed tables. Via/ Flickrĭuring the era a wide variety of small and specialized instruments for entertaining came to popularity. Later larger sizes were marketed as candy dishes and when salt and pepper shakers came into fashion there boot shaped glass versions of those, too. These trinkets came in other sizes for other functions as well, including inkwells and a number of hand-blown glass miniature boots used as perfume bottles. Small glass shoes were also a stylish fad for the dinner table and were used by 19th century households as salt cellars. Glass drinking vessels in the shapes of shoes were used in the 17th and 18th centuries and as far back as the 3rd century renditions of shoes in glass could be found. But, the history of these shoes goes back further than you might imagine. Whatever style or hue they took, these shoes were (and still are) collectible. There were delicate high heels, as well as cowboy boots, and curled toe slippers meant to evoke Arab countries. These weren’t full sized, but rather came in miniature sizes and all shapes and colors. Flash back to the trinket-filled curio cabinets of the past and you likely would have seen some glass shoes inside.
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