Collection

Pair of child's embroidered shoes

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton
Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton

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Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of child's shoes, stitched cosh soles, upper of cotton, silk and velvet cloth, embroidered in silk and fibre, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A232191
Materials:
complete, braid, velvet, silk, cork, canvas, fibre and cotton
Measurements:
overall: 146 mm x 49 mm x 55 mm,
type:
shoe
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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