Pair of Stockings
ca. 1925 (made)
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Pair of blue ribbed machine-knitted silk stockings with a vertical stripe pattern formed by leaving the weft. There are two small worked holes inside the top. Fully fashioned.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-knitted silk |
| Brief description | Pair of machine-knitted silk stockings, probably made in France, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Pair of blue ribbed machine-knitted silk stockings with a vertical stripe pattern formed by leaving the weft. There are two small worked holes inside the top. Fully fashioned. |
| Object history | These stockings were worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
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| Accession number | T.200&A-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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