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Two pairs of blue cloth slippers in paper wrapper. A: One pair of slippers with indigo dyed cotton uppers lined with unbleached muslin. Upper edges are bound with black cotton bias tape and the seam extending over the toe is embroidered with purple line ending in turquoise blue rectangle. the back has a blue line indigo cotton tab stitched to the upper edge. the soles are layered paper covered with green cotton around the edges and a leather bottom sole is stitched in rows to the paper layers and to the uppers. Stamped in red on the inside of both slippers are three joined circles. The shoes are stitched together at the sides. B: One pair of slippers with indigo dyed cotton uppers lined with unbleached muslin. Upper edges are bound with black cotton bias tape and the seam extending over the toe is embroidered with turquoise blue line ending in turquoise blue rectangle. the back has a blue line indigo cotton tab stitched to the upper edge. the soles are layered paper covered with green cotton around the edges and a leather bottom sole is stitched in rows to the paper layers and to the uppers. Stamped in red on the inside of both slippers are three joined circles. The shoes are stitched together at the sides. C: Paper wrapper with rows of Chinese characters in fuschia, with black calligraphy over the top and to one side. It was wrapped around the slippers and tied with string.

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