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Pair of Socks

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1875-1880

GUSN

GUSN-15393

Description

White; plain; stocking stitch; ribbed ankle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

socks
footwear
cotton (textile)
machine knitting
Hosiery
Sock
Sock

Inscription

Knit: ""6"" w/ open dots in row after #. Cross-stitched in red: ""A./8."" Stamped in black: ""32 SUPER/ 6 1/2"" w/ arc formation. Also 3 open dots near heel and 4 open dots at heel.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5900AB

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