Not on display

Pair of Shoes

1850-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of shoes for a Han man. The uppers are made of black satin-weave silk. The shoes are lined with white cotton, with black rubber piping at the front to reinforce the shape. Their 1.8 cm-think soles may have been made of layers of felted paper and leather stitched together at the bottom, and whitened around the edges.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Satin-weave silk, cotton, paper and rubber
Brief description
Pair of shoes for a Han man, woven silk, cotton and rubber, China, 1850-1900
Physical description
Pair of shoes for a Han man. The uppers are made of black satin-weave silk. The shoes are lined with white cotton, with black rubber piping at the front to reinforce the shape. Their 1.8 cm-think soles may have been made of layers of felted paper and leather stitched together at the bottom, and whitened around the edges.
Dimensions
  • Length: 28.5cm
  • Width: 9cm
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Length: 10in
  • Width: 3.5in
Dimensions in inches are from the register, those in centimetres are from digital records.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Miss C. Oldfield & Brigadier G. Oldfield
Bibliographic references
  • Garrett, Valery M. Chinese Clothing: An Illustrated Guide. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994
  • Garrett, Valery M. A Collector's Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories. Singapore: Times Editions, 1997
  • Wrigglesworth, Linda. The Accessory - China. London: Rustin Clark, 1991
Collection
Accession number
T.196&A-1957

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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