Foot Of An Ancient Chinese Lady ; Foot Of A Modern Chinese Lady

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/6a6edaef447a54008336793dd6deed5d

Title

Foot Of An Ancient Chinese Lady ; Foot Of A Modern Chinese Lady

Date

1851

Description

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.

Subject

Knitting
Shoes
1910-1919
Costumes--Chinese
Costumes
United States
China
Footbinding

Source

The New York Public Library

Relation

http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=825625&t=t

References

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3343-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Date

1851

Source

The New York Public Library

Subject

Knitting
Shoes
1910-1919
Costumes--Chinese
Costumes
United States
China
Footbinding

Citation

“Foot Of An Ancient Chinese Lady ; Foot Of A Modern Chinese Lady,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/7041.

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