Pair of child's embroidered shoes

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Pair of child's embroidered shoes Pair of child's embroidered shoes
Pair of child's embroidered shoes Pair of child's embroidered shoes

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Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton, silk and velvet cloth, embroidered in silk and fibre, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232191
Materials:
complete, braid, velvet, silk, cork, canvas, fibre and cotton
Measurements:
overall: 146 mm x 49 mm x 55 mm,
type:
shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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