Shoe for a bound foot

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Shoe, one of a pair for bound feet, red silk material

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Shoe, one of a pair for bound feet, red silk material
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Shoe, one of a pair for bound feet, red silk material, wooden soles and silk uppers, decorated with braid and embroidery, unsigned, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700056
Materials:
wood (unidentified), textile, cotton (textile) and silk
Measurements:
overall: 70 mm x 130 mm x 45 mm,
type:
shoe