Chinese Embroidered Silk Manchu Shoes (c.1800s) green making its way to an

making its way to an estate auction in Central Ohio

Love original folk art

This old shoe held a houseplant long ago and is now looking for a new windowsill to call home

overall condition is consistent with age and use

it describes the houses' builders

Chinese Embroidered Silk Manchu Shoes (c.1800s) green making its way to anOur pair of antique embroidered silk shoes are dated to the 19th century and comes with a dark history. These small shoes or slippers are hand made using silk, velvet, cotton, and wood. The embroidery on the toe symbolizes a lotus flower. The raised platform is made of lightweight wood, painted white and attached to a hard leather sole. Shoes like these were often worn by Manchurian women or girls with bound feet, a common practice for centuries that