Cast

Date1800-1933

MediumPlaster, fabric

DimensionsObject/Work: 165 x 50 x 94 mm

ClassificationsToys/games/models/sports

Terms

Object numberC02292

DescriptionCast of a Chinese bound foot. The foot is made of plaster, and wrapped in orange and blue fabric. The cast shows the deformity caused through confining the foot in tight bandages and tiny shoes from infancy. Donated in 1919 by Edward Lovett, a collector of the unusual.

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