Pair of Shoes for Bound Feet
Datec1900
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: silk;cotton;wood
DimensionsOverall (measurements are for both shoes): 8.5 x 5.5 x 13.3 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Arthur R. Menzies
Object number2004.009.038 a,b
DescriptionPair of shoes for bound feet have triangular shaped cotton soles on raised roughly rounded wooden (cotton covered) heels. Purple silk upper sections are lined with blue cotton and have a flap at the heel. Heels and fronts have embroidered ribbons sewn on and have small embroideries at toes.Colour: purple;blue;green
Status
Not on view
c1900
c1900
c.1900
