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The Stocking-Maker

Engraving
c.1810s (made)
Artist/Maker
The London Printing and Publishing Company (publishers)
Place of origin
London (published)

Uncoloured engraving of a woman with extremely small feet sitting at a table sewing stockings.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Textiles
Clothing
Womenswear
Tourism & Travel
Needlework Accessories
Object type
Engraving
TitleThe Stocking-Maker (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
The Stocking-Maker. Engraving of a Chinese woman making stockings. London, c.1810s
Physical description
Uncoloured engraving of a woman with extremely small feet sitting at a table sewing stockings.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9375in
  • Width: 5.375in
Credit line
Given by Mr F. Rippon
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1129-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O735531/the-stocking-maker-engraving-the-london-printing/
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