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Lady's shoe
Object Number 99-12-60/53793.1
Display Title Lady's shoe
Descriptions
Object Description Model chinese ladies foot with shoe. Additional descriptive notes on the shoe under Conservation.
Inventory Description Shoe, embroidered cloth (silk)
Classification
  • Shoe
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1797
Culture
  • Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Silk cloth , Cotton fabric , Paper , Metal
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 3.5 x 11 cm (3 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53793.1
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Peale Museum
Previous owner Previously owned by Boston Museum
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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