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Stocking

1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A stocking of machine-knitted black silk, with narrow band of white at top of stocking and lower end of welt, at end of the toe and heel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, machine knitted
Brief description
Woman's stocking of black knitted silk, manufactured by I. & R. Morley, England, 1914.
Physical description
A stocking of machine-knitted black silk, with narrow band of white at top of stocking and lower end of welt, at end of the toe and heel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 76.0cm (approx)
  • Top width: 12.2cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
(image of a crown) / M R / 2 (Worked in open knitting stitches below the welt)
Credit line
Given by Mr F. H. Hawkins, for I. & R. Morley & Co.
Bibliographic reference
Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection
Accession number
T.137:1, 2-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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