Collection

Pair of shoes for bound feet

Made:
1870-1910 in China
Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel
Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel

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Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel
Science Museum Group Collection
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Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pair of shoes for bound feet, wooden cotton-covered heel, silk shoe, decorated with embroidery, braid, Chinese, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657798
Materials:
complete, wood, leather and cotton
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 80 mm x 36 mm,
type:
shoe

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