Caption

Slippers, origin unknown, 19th century, China. 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, semicircular under the heel, tapering sharply to a pointed toe. Under the heel a second layer of leather is nailed with metal nails. Height 5.3 cm, length 17 cm., A pair of soft, worn shoes sit on a plain surface, showing a faded peachy-pink fabric with visible wear and discoloration, dark edging around the openings, and a striped inner lining in shades of pink and purple; the soles appear darker and scuffed, and the overall colors visible include peachy-pink, black, pink, purple, and grey from the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A14_151

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1008.9Kb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Slippers origin unknown 19th century China 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 tapering sharply pointed toe Under second layer leather nailed metal nails Height 5.3 cm length 17 cm pair soft worn shoes sit plain surface showing faded peachy-pink fabric visible wear discoloration dark edging openings striped inner lining shades purple soles darker scuffed colors visible include peachy-pink black grey background.