Pair of shoes worn by Chinese lady with bound feet

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers

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Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers
Science Museum Group Collection
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Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers, worn by Chinese lady with bound feet, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A8552
Materials:
complete, wood, cotton, silk and velvet
Measurements:
overall: 167 mm x 136 mm x 40 mm,
type:
shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)