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Pair of stockings
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Pair of stockings
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
1900 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Embroidered and machine-knitted silk with sequins and beads
- Credit Line:
Given by The Dowager Lady Swaythling
- Museum number:
T.53&A-1962
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Pair of black silk knitted stockings embroidered with green sequins and green and gold beads. Decorated with a winding silver snake that curls twice around the lower leg and whose head rests on the forepart of foot.
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
1900 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Embroidered and machine-knitted silk with sequins and beads
Marks and inscriptions
'G.E.'
Dimensions
Length: 9.5 in foot, Length: 29 in leg
Object history note
Exhibited at the Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1900. Extremely reminscent of Toulouse Lautrec's iconic 1899 image of Jane Avril, with a serpent coiled around her form-fitting black dress.
Descriptive line
Pair of silk knitted stockings embroidered with sequins and beads, France, 1900
Materials
Silk; Beads; Sequins
Techniques
Embroidery; Beading
Subjects depicted
Snake (animal)
Categories
Embroidery; Footwear; Fashion; Accessories; Underwear; Women's clothes
Production Type
Haute couture
Collection code
T&F
