Pair of Stockings
1750-1775 (made)
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Pair of frame-knit pink silk stockings with knitted dark green gussets. The welt is finished with four thin bands of green and there are three gauge holes. One stocking has the welt finished in white, and the other in yellow and green. They are shaped but not fashioned, and the clocks are embroidered over the knitted stitches with dark green silk floss in an undulating floral trail and an abstract floral motif, surmounted by a crown.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; frame-knit, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Pair of stockings for a man or woman, possibly made in England or France, 1750-1775; frame-knit pink silk with knitted green gussets |
| Physical description | Pair of frame-knit pink silk stockings with knitted dark green gussets. The welt is finished with four thin bands of green and there are three gauge holes. One stocking has the welt finished in white, and the other in yellow and green. They are shaped but not fashioned, and the clocks are embroidered over the knitted stitches with dark green silk floss in an undulating floral trail and an abstract floral motif, surmounted by a crown. |
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| Accession number | T.34&A-1969 |
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| Record created | September 28, 2007 |
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