Early 20th century
Pair of minature ('lotus') boots in black and blue satin and decorated at the toes with floral embroidery in pink and green. There is a woven band in blue and gold metal thread halfway along the uppers. The soles have been quilted with small running stitches.
TRC 2023.1241a-b
Pair of boots
Textile Research Centre
Cotton silk metal
Factory woven cloth hand embroidered (satin stitch surface couching) hand quilted sole