Right shoe of a pair of woman's bound foot ankle length boots of Northern style with pointed and upturned toes. Purple silk upper embroidered with floral and insect designs at vamp, edged with ribbon, couched gold foil and a band of pale blue silk with floral embroidery. A back flap of light green and cream cotton extends from ankle. A wooden wedge heel covered with white cotton on side and light green cotton on underside with floral embroidery at centre. Lined with white cotton.
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