Slippers with silver motifs of qilin and phoenix for men

Collections
1270502
Title
Slippers with silver motifs of qilin and phoenix for men
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Singapore
Accession No.
2012-00219
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kip Lee

This pair of embroidered slippers bears the shopmarks which came in a variety of languages including Chinese characters and Bahasa Indonesia. Some also indicate the locality of the shop such as Batavia and Singapore.