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Stockings

Pair of Stockings
1800s (made)
Place of origin

Pair of stockings of knitted white cotton. Clocked, featuring design of trees with birds on the branches. One stocking has the initiials I.K. at the top, and the other I.K.L. Worn on festivals and holidays by the women of the Vierlande, a district on the Elbe near Hamburg. German, 19th century.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stocking
  • Stocking
TitleStockings
Materials and techniques
Knitted cotton, clocked.
Brief description
Stockings, cotton, knitted, Germany, Vierlande, 1800s
Physical description
Pair of stockings of knitted white cotton. Clocked, featuring design of trees with birds on the branches. One stocking has the initiials I.K. at the top, and the other I.K.L. Worn on festivals and holidays by the women of the Vierlande, a district on the Elbe near Hamburg. German, 19th century.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27in
  • Width: 6.75in (Note: width measured across stocking top)
Historical measurements taken from register.
Collection
Accession number
505-1899

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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