E1329: Chinese Black Foot Binding Shoe

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1329

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Footwear

Marks/Labels:

One hand written label on the bottom. Reads: "Purchased by Miss Ella Glower, March 1907. Has been worn."

On the heel: Chi. 580

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
botanical ➔ wood
metal
paper

Dimensions:

15.5 cm L
5.5 cm W
11.5 cm H

Source Locality:

This item was purchased by Ella Glouder in March 1907. It came to be owned by Mrs. Irving Bailey who donated it to the Boston Children's Museum in 1941. The Boston Children's Museum gifted the item to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection in 2016

Acquisition Date:

1907

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