Not on display

Pair of Stockings

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Brettles (maker)
Place of origin
England
Derbyshire

Pair of stockings of white cotton.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Womenswear
Fashion
Accessories
Underwear
Object type
Pair of stockings
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stocking
  • Stocking
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Brief description
Pair of stockings of cotton, Brettles, made in Belper, Derbyshire, Britain, 1920s
Physical description
Pair of stockings of white cotton.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Cora Ginsburg
Object history
George Brettle & Co. Ltd. produced knitted underwear and hosiery. In the 1920s, the company had factories in Belper and Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
Bibliographic references
  • Archive of the company held by University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections, Reference: D4759
  • Negley Harte, A History of George Brettle and Co Ltd, 1801-1964 (London: privatelyprinted, 1975)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.107&A-1981

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O365593/pair-of-stockings-brettles/
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