2001.30.21.1

Collection type

Object

Description

Pair of red leather child's shoes [.1-.2] with embroidered and stamped decoration. [SM (Verve) 26/03/2014]

Long description

Pair of child's shoes. The shoes have soles of leather and curve upwards towards the toe which is pointed. The uppers are made of red leather which has been embroidered in places with metal wrapped yarn. The heels and toes are decorated with green leather. The inside of the soles is of red leather which has been stamped with repeating designs. The soles show no signs of wear. [MdeA 16/4/2002]

Geographical reference

India

Asia > Southern Asia > India

Rajasthan

Person

Field collector Cambridge Mission

PRM source Ruth Taylor

Date / Period

Date made: Circa by 1920-1940

Date collected

Circa 1920 - 1940

Acquisition information

Donated: 03/05/2001

Materials and processes

Material Animal Leather Skin, Material Pigment, Material Yarn, Material Metal, Process Embroidered, Process Stitched, Process Stamped, Process Dyed

Dimensions

Width: max 64 mm, Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 183 mm, Length: max 183 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2001.30.21.1 Accession number: 2001.30.21.2

Research and responses

The Revd. Walter William Jarvis was Chaplain and lecturer in English 1946-62 at Stephen's College Delhi. See St Stephens College Delhi India History compiled by Arvind Vepa & Sujit Vishvanathan http://ase.tufts.edu/chemistry/kumar/ssc/html/sschis.html [Accessed 16/09/2013] [MJD 16/09/2013]

Search terms: Clothing Footgear, Children and Childcare, Shoe