E1330B: Chinese Red Foot Binding Shoe

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1330B

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Footwear

Marks/Labels:

Boston Children's Museum archival label is sewn onto the inside of the shoes on both sides [AF - 161]

Luther College archival label: [E1330B]

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ velvet
fabric ➔ thread
botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

13.5 cm L
5 cm W
6.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

The object is reportedly part of a wedding costume. Valued at $2.00 in 1931.

Use/Function:

The object is reportedly part of a wedding costume. Valued at $2.00 in 1931.

Source Locality:

Object was donated to the Boston Children's Museum in 1931 by Miss Marian C. Ward. In 2016 The Boston Children's Museum gifted the object to the Luther College Ethnographic Collection.

Acquisition Date:

1931

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