Pair of socks
Pair of Socks
ca. 1930 (made)
ca. 1930 (made)
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Pair of silk socks, hand-knitted in stocking stitch in black, white, yellow, pink, turquoise, blue, maroon and orange silk yarns. The legs are knitted in the round, extending flat a short heel, picking up along its edges and continuing the foot in the round. The legs are in multi-coloured horizontal bands, separated by lines of black. Each band has a different geometric pattern in contrasting colours. The feet are knitted in white silk with maroon borders and a thin zig-zag pattern of floral sprigs.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Pair of socks |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, handknitted |
| Brief description | Pair of knitted silk socks, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sulaimaniya province, ca. 1930 |
| Physical description | Pair of silk socks, hand-knitted in stocking stitch in black, white, yellow, pink, turquoise, blue, maroon and orange silk yarns. The legs are knitted in the round, extending flat a short heel, picking up along its edges and continuing the foot in the round. The legs are in multi-coloured horizontal bands, separated by lines of black. Each band has a different geometric pattern in contrasting colours. The feet are knitted in white silk with maroon borders and a thin zig-zag pattern of floral sprigs. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr C. J. Edmonds, Esq. |
| 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.4&A-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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