The Frances Young Tang
Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
at Skidmore College
815 North Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
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Collection Artwork
A white, flat-heeled pair of shoes with smoothly curved toplines gradually taper from widened ankle to narrow toe.
A white, flat-heeled pair of shoes with smoothly curved toplines gradually taper from widened ankle to narrow toe.
A white, flat-heeled pair of shoes with smoothly curved toplines gradually taper from widened ankle to narrow toe.
A white, flat-heeled pair of shoes with smoothly curved toplines gradually taper from widened ankle to narrow toe.
Artist
Unrecorded Chinese artist
Title
mourning lotus shoes (shoes for bound feet)
Creation date
probably late 19th or 20th century
Materials
hand-sewn cotton
Dimensions
object size (each shoe): 2 x 2 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Scot and Julie Cohen
Place of Creation
made in China, Asia
Accession Number
2020.6.15.a-b
Object Type
Clothing and Jewelry

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