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Small bound foot shoe with pointed and slightly upturned toe and an open ankle with pale blue cotton back flap. Salmon pink silk upper decorated with gold couching in floral designs and metal sequins, edged with red and gold woven topline. Lined with blue cotton. High wooden wedge-shaped heel covered with cream silk on sides trimmed with woven ribbon, and with red cotton on sole.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
