Object Number | 48-29-256 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian |
Provenience | India | Kashmir |
Date Made | 19th Century-1948 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Metallic Thread | Leather | Cotton | Silver |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | Shoe for a man. Red leather, forepart partially embroidered with silver-wrapped thread (tarnished). Shaped like English slipper but pointed at the toe, terminating in a thin wisp. Back of heel ornamented with green leather, embroidered, in pendant medallion form. |
Length | 26 cm |
Width | 8.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
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