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Hearst Museum object titled Slippers, accession number 9-1983a,b, described as Slippers; blue; for bound feet

Hearst Museum object titled Slippers, accession number 9-21289a,b, described as Manchu women’s platform (“flower pot”) slippers. Off-white damask uppers in two zones: embroidered cracked-ice pattern with flowers and buds above; a sober flowering bamboo pattern appliqued below. All decorations and piped edgings in black. Front seam raised with a cord covered with off-white damask and reinforced at the tip with a patch of the same material and decoration as the lower uppers. Seam at the heel covered with black broadcloth below and with off-white damask above. Upper lined with white cotton cloth. Black-piped intermediate sole, again covered with white cotton. Twine stitched to uppers. Whitened platform supports the intermediate sole, receded to a 4 cm long and 5 cm wide sten, increasing again to a 7.5 cm long and 8.7 cm side heel covered with a pad of quilted textile layers glued and nailed to the heel. Overall length of uppers: 24 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Slippers, accession number 9-23675, described as Slippers, yellow, sewn and embroidered as an animal, tail extending from heel, embroidered face and ears, bell on forehead.

Hearst Museum object titled Slippers, accession number 9-17784a,b, described as slipper; women's, embroidered silk , light blue checkered pattern with gold thread design; blue cotton lining, leather soles. 25 x 8 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Socks, accession number 9-21295a,b, described as Pair of white cotton slipper-socks. Upper edge overcast with red cross-stitch. Slightly padded cotton sole covered above with red and white plaid weave of glass-towel quality cotton cloth. Embroidered with yarns of many colors: flowers and a butterfly. It is the reverse side of the embroidery on the outside of sole where the stitches occur in perfect accuracy on the same white cotton material as the uppers. Overall length: 22 cm; sole: 19 cm; greatest width of sole: 6.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile sample, accession number 9-23401, described as Dark red background with green, white and blue geometric appliqué.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile sample, accession number 9-23400, described as Appliquéd fabric, Hmong. Green and orange (geometric patterns), small pink and purple embroidery.