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Pair of Stockings

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-10318

Description

Pair of wool stockings. Top stitch is stocking knit while the bottom stitching is decorative. Decorative stitch alternates between a shell and a cable stitch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stockings
footwear
Hosiery
Stocking
Stocking

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Alice Badger

Accession Number

1995.94AB

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