Woman's shoe of embroidered silk satin in silks and gold thread, China, probably first half of 19th century Shoe for a women with a bound foot in embroidered dark blue silk satin. Its upper is embroidered with the motif of a man and a woman, each on a boat, as well as other lucky symbolic motifs such as a bat ('fu', Chinese for luck), coins and peonies, in white and coloured silk floss and gold thread. It is a low-heel pump made of a two-piece cotton-covered flat sole, and with a heel band and a slightly upturned nose. Most likely Southern Anhui. Wood.