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Pair of Stockings

1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of mid brown machine knit silk. They are fully fashioned and 'E' with a crown above is worked in the welt. There are two rows of fancy stitch on the welt intended to inhibit ladders due to suspender tension.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stocking
  • Stocking
Materials and techniques
Machine knit silk
Brief description
Pair of ladies stockings of knitted silk, manufactured by I. & R. Morley, England, 1952.
Physical description
Pair of mid brown machine knit silk. They are fully fashioned and 'E' with a crown above is worked in the welt. There are two rows of fancy stitch on the welt intended to inhibit ladders due to suspender tension.
Credit line
Given by Mr F. H. Hawkins, for I. & R. Morley & Co.
Collection
Accession number
T.141&A-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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