Object Number | 48-29-259 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1948 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Leather | Cotton | Silver |
Technique | Embroidered |
Iconography | Floral |
Description | Shoe for a child. Black leather exterior; forepart has stylized floral motive (lotus?) embroidered with silver-wrapped thread (tarnished) over thin strips of white leather. Shaped like English slipper but pointed at the toe, terminating in a thin wisp. |
Length | 19 cm |
Width | 6.6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
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