Sock
1890-1910 (made)
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Calf-length sock of machine knit black wool with sole and individual toes of beige wool
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Knitted underwear
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Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine knit wool |
| Brief description | Menswear/womenswear, British, 1890-1910, Jaeger, black and beige wool toe sock |
| Physical description | Calf-length sock of machine knit black wool with sole and individual toes of beige wool |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Jane Waller |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.395:2-2001 |
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| Record created | September 7, 2001 |
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