Black Silk Foot-binding Shoes with Embroidered Motifs
Entry/Object ID
1989.8.1pt01
Description
Shoes for bound feet or shoe for child. Handmade with white hard heel base and cream soles, pointed toe, and upper soles edged with green braid. Body of shoes black satin with decorative silk stitching and edged in coloured braid. Blue cotton upper boot. Lined in blue and white cotton.
According to donation sheet attached to these was a note: 'My Amah's Sunday boots'.
