Embroidered shoes for bound feet

Embroidered shoes for bound feet Embroidered shoes for bound feet

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Pair of wooden soled shoes, covered in silk, with silk uppers, decorative foliate design in gold thread, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A1920
Materials:
wood (unidentified), silk, leather and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 67 x 83 x 35 mm
overall weight: x x , , .035kg
type:
shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)