Shoes Item Number: N1.12 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of slipper-like shoes with a rounded, raised sole. Uppers are embroidered with multicoloured flowers on white and black ground. Soles are white and platform-like, truncated at the toe and heel so that they curve sharply upwards at both ends.
Cultural Context
worn by woman
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Berkeley Galleries Ltd. before March 1960
- Received from Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Shoes
- Identification Number
- N1.12 a-b
- Type of Item
- shoe
- Material
- wood, silk fibre, metal, fibre and leather skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, sewn, embroidered, woven and dyed
- Part A
- height 9.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 22.5 cm
- Part B
- height 9.5 cm, width 7.0 cm, depth 22.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd.
- Received from
- Berkeley Galleries Ltd. (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0023/0034 a-b