Pair of women's shoes (xie)
1880–90
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin embroidered with silk, cotton plain weave, silk tassel, gilded paper, clear and colored glass beads, metal
Dimensions7.5 x 4.5 x 11.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number44.538a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; gift of Elizabeth Day McCormick to the MFA in January, 1944
1858
1950–59
1575–1625
1840s
1610–50