Object Number | 48-29-254B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Indian | Kashmir |
Provenience | India | Kashmir |
Date Made | 19th Century - 1948 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Leather | Thread | Leather |
Technique | Embroidered |
Description | One of a pair of shoes for a woman. Red leather, forepart partially embroidered with silver-wrapped thread. Quilted insole. Shaped like English slippers but pointed at the toe, terminating in a thin wisp. Back of heel is ornamented with green leather pendant medallion. Worn and damaged. |
Length | 22 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948 |
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