| Creator |
Underwood & Underwood. |
| Title |
A high caste lady's dainty "lily feet" - as they really are - China. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
New York ; London ; Toronto, Canada ; Ottawa, Kansas ; Arlington, N.J. ; Littleton, N. H. ; Washington, D. C. : Underwood
& Underwood, publishers, works and studios
|
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1900 |
| Date |
1900 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.5 x 7 in.) (stereograph format) |
| Description |
Stereograph depicting a Chinese woman's feet on display. Shows the woman from the waist down attired in a tunic and pants
with stripes at the bottom. She holds a closed fan in her hands on her lap. Her bare feet are exhibited on a cloth-covered
box. The left foot points to the viewer, while the right foot is shown from the side displaying the heel and the toes bent
over the arch. A newspaper in English is draped behind her legs.
|
| Is part of |
Unidentified series. 2 |
| Notes |
Beige mount with rounded corners. |
|
Contains Sun Sculpture trademark on mount. |
|
Title printed on mount. |
|
Date from copyright statement: Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood. |
|
Title printed in six different languages, including French, German, and Spanish on verso. |
|
Gift of Linda Kimiko August. |
| Subject |
Chinese. |
|
Fans. |
|
Foot fetishism. |
|
Footbinding. |
|
Newspapers. |
|
Women -- Chinese. |
|
Women -- Chinese -- Clothing & dress. |
|
Racializaton and visual culture. |
|
AAPI. |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1890-1900. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1890-1900. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Underwood & Underwood [P.2023.43.4] |
| Accession number |
P.2023.43.4 |
