Slipper

A1642A

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number A1642A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 18th Century - 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Textile | Cotton
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Pig
Description

Child's shoe. One of a pair. Shaped and decorated to resemble a pig. Snout and ears at toe with embroidered eyes and tail at back. Brown cloth sole.

Height 4.7 cm
Length 12.9 cm
Width 4.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of William H. Miller, 1916

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