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Unknown Maker, Chinese

Women's shoes,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Chinese, Manchu

Title

Women's shoes

Medium

leather, silk, cotton

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Silk damask weave with silk applque and embroidery,
  • sole of leather and cotton cording

Techniques

  • Silk damask weave with silk applque and embroidery,
  • sole of leather and cotton cording

Signature / Inscription / Marks

initial H and stamped Chinese character in red inside both shoes; ink inscription "Lord" (name of collector) in .a

Type

  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Phyllis L. Shelton

Object Number

1999.40.3

Women's shoes

initial H and stamped Chinese character in red inside both shoes; ink inscription "Lord" (name of collector) in .a

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