Not on display

Pair of Stockings

ca. 1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stocking
  • Stocking
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.
Collection
Accession number
T.200&A-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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