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Pair of Stockings

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of knee length stockings hand knitted in white cotton. They have ribbed tops and are fully fashioned with a false seam up the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stocking
  • Stocking
Materials and techniques
Hand kintted cotton
Brief description
Pair of knitted cotton stockings, Germany, ca. 1860.
Physical description
Pair of knee length stockings hand knitted in white cotton. They have ribbed tops and are fully fashioned with a false seam up the back.
Dimensions
  • Leg length: 17.75in
  • Foot length: 9in
  • Leg length: 45.1cm
  • Foot length: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BH'
Transliteration
Initials worked in pink glass beads just below the ribbing.
Credit line
Given by Mrs D. Mannheimer
Collection
Accession number
T.102&A-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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