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1895 - 1900 Chinese American Man's Slippers

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Man's Slippers
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  • Man's Slippers
  • Man's Slippers
  • Man's Slippers (detail)
  • Man's Slippers (detail)

    Object Details

    maker

    unknown

    Description (Brief)

    Mr. Lee only wore these slippers in his home or with his traditional Chinese clothes on special occasions. The slipper sole was thick, flat, inelastic, and shorter than the upper sole to give enough spring for walking.
    For much of his early life, the Chinese New Year was Lee’s only day of rest from the Quong Yuen Shing & Co. general store and a time when he might wear these slippers.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead

    date made

    ca 1896

    ID Number

    1992.0620.27.a-b

    catalog number

    1992.0620.27.a-b

    accession number

    1992.0620

    catalog number

    1992.0620.27a-b

    Object Name

    slippers, pair of, man's

    Object Type

    Man
    Slippers
    Footwear

    Physical Description

    satin (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 9 1/4 in x 3 in x 2 3/4 in; 23.495 cm x 7.62 cm x 6.985 cm

    place made

    China

    worn

    United States: New York, Manhattan, Chinatown

    Related Publication

    Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970

    Related Web Publication

    https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0555

    Related Publication

    Mead, Virginia Lee. Photograph, Mr. Lee B. Lok at his store

    Related Web Publication

    https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0555/ref532

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    Home and Community Life: Costume
    Family & Social Life
    Cultures & Communities
    Clothing & Accessories
    Chinese American

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    referenced

    Immigration
    Immigrants

    used

    Chinese Americans

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-936f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1119992

    Discover More

    Blue traditional Chinese slippers.

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    Blue traditional Chinese slippers.

    Clothes and Heritage: Chinese American Clothes from the Virginia Lee Mead Collection

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    About the Collection

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