Small bound foot shoe with pointed and slightly upturned toe and an open ankle with pale blue cotton back flap. Salmon pink silk upper decorated with gold couching in floral designs and metal sequins, edged with red and gold woven topline. Lined with blue cotton. High wooden wedge-shaped heel covered with cream silk on sides trimmed with woven ribbon, and with red cotton on sole.
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