Late 19th century
Pair of lotus shoes in red satin with toe sections decorated with stylised flowers and leaves. The soles of the shoes are quilted. The shoes are lined with a white cotton material with a small printed abstract pattern in dark blue.
TRC 2023.0919a-b
Pair of lotus shoes
Textile Research Centre
Silk cotton paper
Factory woven (satin plain) and printed cloth hand embroidered (satin stitch) hand quilted