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Object Number
991-12-60/14863A
Display Title
One of pair of Shoes for Women with Bound Feet
Descriptions
Object Description
One of pair of shoes for women with bound feet. Multicoloured embroidered silk metallic threads and cotton. Floral and butterfly ornamentation. Butterfly's antennae are coiled metal with a glass bead at the end. 11 cm. (l) x 4 cm. (w) x 9.5 cm. (h). Additional descriptive notes in Conservation.
Inventory Description
Shoe, one of pair for women with bound feet, multicoloured embroidered silk metallic threads and cotton, floral and butterfly ornamentation at toe
Classification
- Shoe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silk cloth, Cotton fabric, Metal thread
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 3.7 x 9.3 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14863A
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(12/25/1900)
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
(10/03/1991)
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