Caption

Slippers, origin China, 19th century. Women's footwear: slippers with haberdashery decorations. Lining of the upper and sole made of pink striped canvas; illegible rectangular stamp on the lining. Machine sewing supplemented by hand. Leather sole with a semicircular under-heel piece, tapering sharply to a pointed toe; second layer of leather under the heel nailed with metal nails. Height 5.3 cm, length 17 cm., A pair of soft slippers placed side by side facing forward on a neutral light gray background, each slipper showing a worn orange-brown fabric exterior with decorative stitched patterns, black trim around the opening, and an inner lining with faded pink and beige stripes; the slippers appear slightly misshapen and creased with visible areas of darker discoloration on the toes, and the overall color palette includes orange-brown, black, pink, beige, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_147

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (884.3Kb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Slippers origin China 19th century Women's footwear slippers haberdashery decorations Lining upper sole pink striped canvas illegible rectangular stamp lining Machine sewing supplemented hand Leather sole semicircular under-heel piece tapering sharply pointed toe second layer leather under heel nailed metal nails Height 5.3 cm length 17 cm pair soft slippers placed side facing forward neutral light gray background slipper showing worn orange-brown fabric exterior decorative stitched patterns black trim opening inner lining faded pink beige stripes slightly misshapen creased visible areas darker discoloration toes color palette includes orange-brown black beige gray.