About this object
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ID:
DK88.116/93*
Production date:
1851-1920
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Location:
On Display: Museum of London Docklands: Warehouse of the World
This pair of leather sandals were seized from an Asian seaman attempting to smuggle opium into London. The opium was hidden in the hollowed out undersoles of the sandals. The seaman was arrested as he left his ship docked in London's port wearing the shoes. Opium was grown in British India and exported by fast opium clippers to China from where it travelled to London. Opium dens could be found in the Limehouse area. Many were operated by members of the local Chinese community but their numbers were often exagerrated by writers and journalists.
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Measurements
H 90 mm; L 290 mm; D 120 mm
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Materials
leather
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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