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Pair of miniature shoes
Peruvian
Late Intermediate
A.D. 1000–1476
Object Place: Peru, North Coast
Medium/Technique
Wool, cotton tapestry, plain weave (lining); appliqué metal plaques; metal soles
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 6.5 x 9.2 cm (3 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1975.662a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed wool weft and white cotton warp weaving with metal (silver, copper, lead, arsenic content) plates and soles.
ProvenanceBy 1968, Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., New York [see note]; probably sold by Arts of the Four Quarters to Landon T. Clay, Boston; 1975, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 8, 1975)
NOTE: "Art of Ancient Peru and Ecuador," a sales exhibition organized in cooperation with André Emmerich, Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., New York, 1968, cat. no. 24.
NOTE: "Art of Ancient Peru and Ecuador," a sales exhibition organized in cooperation with André Emmerich, Arts of the Four Quarters, Ltd., New York, 1968, cat. no. 24.