Shoes Item Number: Ed5.2481 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Flat, slipper shoe with closed toe and heel. The finely woven tubular upper is stitched to the woven thick squared toed sole. The shoe is shaped by a dart at the top, creating a v-shaped ramp. The top of the shoe is trimmed with a woven band of light red and a yellow line. The body is embroidered from heel to toe with three coloured lines, two brown and one green. Left shoe is a and the right is b.
History Of Use
Footwear to be worn inside.
Narrative
Jessie M. Miller was a teaching evangelist for the Anglican Church of Canada.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1935 and 1968
- Owned by Jessie M. Miller
- Owned by Mrs. Donovan F. Miller, Donovan F. Miller and Dorothy W. Miller before November 9, 1977
- Received from Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor) on November 9, 1977
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- Ed5.2481 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- dye and plant fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven, embroidered and stitched
- Part A
- height 5.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 23.0 cm
- Part B
- height 4.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Jessie M. Miller, Mrs. Donovan F. Miller, Donovan F. Miller and Dorothy W. Miller
- Received from
- Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1935 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0422/0135