Sarah McGonagall0
@gothspiderbitch · view on X ↗
Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's Really Good Lighting™. The kids call me Goth Spider Bitch. Enemy of Joanne. she/her. Business ✉️: sarahmcgonagall@gmail.com
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Sarah McGonagall@gothspiderbitchI see a lot of people who think that the pair of ruby slippers that sold at auction last night were the same shoes owned by Smithsonian (they’re not!) or owned by the Academy Museum (they’re not!) or...
SummaryThere are five known pairs of ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz: one at the Smithsonian, one on loan to the Academy Museum, two owned by anonymous private collectors, and a fifth pair called "The Traveling Shoes" that was stolen for 13 years, recovered by the FBI, and just sold at auction for $28-32.5 million. The thread clarifies common misconceptions about which museums own which slippers and tells the fascinating stories behind each pair.Dec 8, 202418 tweets♥ 100KSarah McGonagall@gothspiderbitch