Pair of woman's ceremonial embroidered slippers

Details

• Title

  Pair of woman's ceremonial embroidered slippers

• Associated place

  Asia › India (place of creation)

• Date

  18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  velvet, dyed blue, and embroidered with coiled metal threads, seed pearls, semi-precious stones, and sequins; leather soles

• Material index

  processed material › textile;

  processed material › metal;

  organic › animal › animal product › pearl;

  inorganic › mineral › gemstone;

  processed material › leather

• Technique index

  velvet woven;

  dyed;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › ceremonial equipment;

  textile;

  clothing › foot-wear › slipper

• Dimensions

  each slipper 27 x 10.2 x 6.3 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Mrs D. G. Brooke-Booth, 1956.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 3 | Conservation

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.10.b

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