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This type of slipper or jutti<\/i> is common in India. The design, with the sharp extended tip or nokh<\/i> curving upwards, derives from the Mughal era. The sequins sewn on the front are made from the wings of beetles (Stenocera aequisignata<\/i>), which have been used in India for this purpose for centuries. The pair has leather soles with a very slight heel, and the uppers have a braided edge and are lined and decorated with felt. This finely decorated footwear belongs to the cabinet of \u2018Oriental\u2019 manuscripts and curiosities presented in 1726 by George Lewis. Lewis served as Chaplain to the East India Company in Madras and the slippers may have been given to him as a gift. However, they are not listed in the catalogue of his collection, printed ca<\/i> 1727, so may be later additions to the cabinet.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "Early eighteenth century?" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Decorated slippers" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "CUL" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "From the Lewis Cabinet" } ], "@type": "sc:Manifest", "attribution": "Provided by Cambridge University Library. Zooming image © Cambridge University Library, All rights reserved. Images made available for download are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-NC 3.0) This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.", "structures": [{ "canvases": [ "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-LEWIS-00002/canvas/1", "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-LEWIS-00002/canvas/2" ], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-LEWIS-00002/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Decorated slippers" }], "description": "
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