Embroidered slippers, India

1800–1860

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

Pair of slippers with curled toes and red cloth lining; couched ornamentation of metal ribbon, glass beads and metal sequins, main body of shoes is leather.

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Title: Embroidered slippers, India
Date Created: 1800–1860
Location Created: India
Physical Dimensions: Length: 22 centimetres (a) Length: 23 centimetres (b) Width: 10.5 centimetres (each) Height: 10 centimetres (each)
Provenance: Donated by South Kensington Museum. Field Collection by C F Mann
Type: Slippers
External Link: As.5488.a-b
Medium: Leather, cotton, velvet, gilded thread and spangles, glass
Copyright: © The Trustees of The British Museum

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