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Object Number 991-12-60/15034A
Display Title Three Embroidered Children's Slipper Socks, One Pair and One Single
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Three slipper socks (one pair and one single) for children. Pink cotton with black cotton (?) embroidery. Pair have a butterfly in front and trim ornamentation. Single is the same, and in addition has tassels on the eyes and black bats on the sole of the sock with black and pink tassels. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 13 cm. (l) x 14 cm. (w) x 4 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Sock, light pink cotton, black embroidery, lace trim at cuff
Classification
  • Sock
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 12.5 x 4.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15034A
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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