Red Cotton Baby Shoes

Name/Title

Red Cotton Baby Shoes

Entry/Object ID

1987.18.3

Description

Baby's handmade embroidered shoes. Shoes are made in red fabric. They depict a type of animal (a horse?). Embroidered face forms the toe and top of foot area. Shoes are all soft fabric and slip on. Calico fabric forms the nose, also outlines the ears and edges top of shoes. Shoes have feet and also tail. They are embroidered. This forms face and decorative detail around edged and base of shoes. Shoes are sewn together.

Acquisition

Accession

1987.18

Source or Donor

LIN Liya

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

17 cm

Width

4 cm

Length

8.5 cm