Object Details
- Description
- Mrs. Lee had bound feet her entire life. Her daughter, Grace Mok, noted in an oral history that her limited mobility and difficulty in walking required her to be accompanied wherever she went. Though these are not Ng Shee Lee’s shoes, they are similar to those she wore.
- Foot binding in China may have originated as early as 900 AD. Though outlawed by the conquering Manchus in the 17th century, the Han Chinese retained the social practice into the 20th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1900
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- China: Shanghai, Shanghai
- referenced
- Shoe
- Chinese Americans
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- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Family & Social Life
- Cultures & Communities
- Clothing & Accessories
- Chinese American
- Credit Line
- Mrs. William Chapin Huntington
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- AG.A.2937
- accession number
- 1926.93542
- catalog number
- A.2937
- A002937
- Object Name
- woman's shoe for bound feet
- Shoes
- Object Type
- Shoes
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 4 in; 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1362083
Related Object Groups
3D Model