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Pair of Black Silk Men's Boots, Manchu Style
Pair of Black Silk Men's Boots, Manchu Style
Object Number 991-12-60/15017B
Display Title Pair of Black Silk Men's Boots, Manchu Style
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Pair of men's boots, Manchu style. Black silk exterior, white cotton and wool lining. Thick white leather soles. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 43 cm. (h) x 26 cm. (l) x 9 cm. (w).
Inventory Description Boot, Black satin body, white cotton and leather sole
Classification
  • Boot
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Leather, Silk cloth, Cotton fabric, Wool cloth
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 8.2 x 42.4 cm (8 9/16 x 3 1/4 x 16 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15017B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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