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Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady

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Shoes -- Regional -- A-Z

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Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Shoes -- Regional -- A-Z

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851
Topics
Shoes
Costumes
Knitting -- United States -- 1910-1919
Costumes -- Chinese
Footbinding -- China
Shoes -- China
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The appearance of these distorted extremities, which are merely tapering stumps, is most disgusting to an American eye; at a very early age the foot, below the instep, is forced into a line with the leg, the toes are then doubled down under the sole of the foot, the big toe being made to overlap the others; bandages are then applied, with an incredible amount of pressure, which in the Chinese language is termed killing the foot, and for six weeks the child suffers intolerable agony." Includes additional text.
Source note: Pictorial history of China and India : comprising a description of those countries and their inhabitants. (New York : Robert Sears, 1851) Sears, Robert (1810-1892), Author.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17657612
Barcode: 33333159388871
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3e33bdb0-c563-012f-33b5-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1851: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1851). Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Foot of an ancient Chinese lady ; Foot of a modern Chinese lady