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Pair of Socks

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870

GUSN

GUSN-15410

Description

Light blue; plain; ribbed ankle; stocking stitch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

socks
footwear
knitting (process)
rayon
silk (textile)
Hosiery
Sock
Sock

Inscription

Knitted near ankle: ""W""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5704AB

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