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See Splendid Slippers, Beverly Jackson, 1997, page 47 for another example of a Western-style shoe for bound feet showing a similar high heel, dating from the 1920s
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF HIGH-HEELED LACE-UP SHOES FOR BOUND FEET
the vamp of ivory satin embroidered in black and white silks with flowering vines, with Western-style high heel of stacked leather--5½in. (14cm.) long, early 20th century, some wear
the vamp of ivory satin embroidered in black and white silks with flowering vines, with Western-style high heel of stacked leather--5½in. (14cm.) long, early 20th century, some wear
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