Pair of shoes with decorative embroidery worn by Chinese lady with deformed feet

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Pair of silk and cotton shoes Pair of silk and cotton shoes

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Pair of silk and cotton shoes
Science Museum Group Collection
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Pair of silk and cotton shoes
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of silk and cotton shoes, with cotton covered wooden soles, decorative embroidery, probably worn by Chinese lady with deformed feet, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A2078
Materials:
complete, wood, cotton and silk
Measurements:
overall: 75 mm x 110 mm x 32 mm,
type:
shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)