. "Label for the exhibition Shoes: Pleasure and Pain \n\nFit for a King\nThe Museum acquired these shoes in Lucknow, India, in 1855. Their rich embellishment suggests that they might have belonged to the ruler of the Awadh region. The elaborate decoration includes hundreds of sequins. It features a variety of embroidery techniques using twisted and coiled gilded silver and silver wires, as well as large gilded silver tassels. The courtly tradition of finely embellished shoes eventually spread to a wider market.\nMen\u2019s mojari\n1800\u201355\nIndia\nLeather, cotton, silk, silver and gilded silver thread embroidery\nPossibly owned by the Nawab of Awadh\nV&A: 0515&A(IS) [2015-2016]"@en . . .