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Pair of Stockings

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1842-1843

GUSN

GUSN-37944

Description

Beige silk; hort with clocks of straight line up ankle ending with tree-like motif.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stockings
footwear
embroidering
machine knitting
silk (textile)
Hosiery
Stocking
Stocking

Inscription

Embroidered at ankle opening: ""ZZ""

Additional Identification Number

1935.731A-B

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

10 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Ruth Child

Accession Number

1935.731AB

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