Name/Title
ShoeEntry/Object ID
G2004.016Description
Entirely hand stitched, pale blue-green silk. Straights, long pointed toes, high vamp with round throat trimmed with matching ribbon bow. White silk cord to adjust fit. Back and angled side seams well-covered with matching ribbon. Italian heels. Coarse cotton or linen, or more likely, mixed, inner sole. Coarse cotton [?] lining, each shoe stamped in red ink with what looks like “Hing shing” — Chinese — inside of a rectangular cartouche.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
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shoe, escarpin, hand stitched, silk, straights, italian heels
