1873~, Shache

1873~, Shache

Identifier
2076:1, 2/(IS)
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Dimension
13.5 cm (height)
20.5 cm (length)
7.5 cm (width)
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Type of object

Description

Pair of woman's shoes, from Shache (Yarkund), ca. 1873 A Manchu shoe for women of lower ranks characterised by its thick boat-shaped convex sole which consists of a wooden frame upon which white cotton cloth is stretched, with its heel covered in red cotton. It has a light blue silk satin upper densely embroidered with floral and plant motifs in pink, beige and green silk threads which extends to its vamp whose edge is outlined with a leather-like material, and a heel band lined in light blue silk satin stitched onto the back of the shoe.