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Black satin shoes with raised soles; gold wrapped thread and spangles are couched in place in floral trail pattern with looped border; pink silk thread (around opening) is woven in basketweave; platform is of layers of felt painted white; leather sole and inner sole with cotton lining. These were specifically for outdoor wear by Manchu women, who did not bind their feet.
shoes (footwear)
footwear
silk (fiber)
leather
gold alloy
felt (textile)
Shoe
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
3 3/4 x 2 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6167
China
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