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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Chinese
Title:	Slippers
Date Made:	before 1883 (Qing Dynasty)
Type:	Clothing; Textile
Materials:	silk, thread, felt, wood
Place Made:	Asia; China
Measurements:	overall: 7.5 x 23 in.; 19.05 x 58.42 cm
Narrative Inscription:	INSCRIPTION: back (red ink): A(C)M.13
Accession Number:	MH 1883.13.A(c)M
Credit Line:	Gift of Mrs. L (Kendall) Browne (Class of 1878)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Red shoes (left and right) with black toes and wooden heels painted white. The shoes are embroidered. They have laces on the backs, hidden from view under decorative blue tongues. The platform heels are curved to make the shoes balance on a point under the arch instead of the heel

Tags:
clothing; missionaries

Subjects:
Silk; Clothing and dress; Missionaries

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