Pair of Socks

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1860-1870

GUSN

GUSN-15395

Description

White; plain; stocking stitch; ribbed ankle; heel mended.

Details

Descriptive Terms

socks
footwear
cotton (textile)
machine knitting
Hosiery
Sock
Sock

Inscription

Knit: Diamond shape w/ row of open dots after shape; 3 open dots near heel and 4 open dots at heel. Cross-stitched in red: ""A./2.""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5890AB

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