Shoes

2003-40-16A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 2003-40-16A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience China
Section Asian
Materials Silk | Leather | Paint
Technique Embroidered | Sewn | Painted
Description

Low red silk shoes with rounded toe and regular heel; bottom half of shoe red silk with enbroidered decorations, edged with cord; top part orange solk with triangular design in metalic thread; light blue cord around edge; multi layered leather sole painted white with long boat-like slants front and back with a thick light green cord between shoe and sole; lining is blue cotton.

Height 8 cm
Length 22.5 cm
Width 6.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1946.1.1a - Other Number

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