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Object Name
Chinese Shoes
Object Number
1927-06-2 a,b
Description
Shoes of heavily embroidered black velvet on toes; upper and lower sides and back; blue brocade inserts on sides; shoes are boat shaped; stiff shaped toes; soles made of bottom three pieces of heavily stitched leather; 1" thick soles of a cork like organic material; lined with blue linen
Comment
Given to Miss Ellen Strong Bartlett of New Haven, CT on a trip to China; owned by a prince of China
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
19th century
Dimensions
9" long x 2 3/4" wide x 3" high
Materials
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