Shoe

Museum number:
9-21581a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
MVC-0401 (previous number (MVC number, Mossman-Vitale collection))
Accession number:
Acc.4734
Description:
Shoes; made of synthetic? textured gold material with wood heals ( 1cm) tacked to shoe with tacks (not metal); pointed toe with couched floral twine design depicted with sequins and beads; flower motif medallion in top center; lined in gold colored synthetic cloth with paisley-like designs. a and b the same.
Donor:
Kathleen Vitale and Paul Vitale
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India and Ceylon
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Rachel Gould Mossman
Collection date:
1963
Materials:
Synthetic
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2006
Context of use:
Women's slippers
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 8.5 centimeters and length 27 centimeters
Comment:
Conservation: unused
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shoe, accession number 9-21581a,b, described as Shoes; made of synthetic? textured gold material with wood heals ( 1cm) tacked to shoe with tacks (not metal); pointed toe with couched floral twine design depicted with sequins and beads; flower motif medallion in top center; lined in gold colored synthetic cloth with paisley-like designs. a and b the same.

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