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White; mostly stocking stitch; with bands of lace/openwork with stylized trees (resembles clocks on other socks).
stockings
footwear
cotton (textile)
machine knitting
machine-made
Hosiery
Stocking
Stocking
Handwritten note pinned to ankle: ""Little girl's 'dress up' stockings 1876"" Also marks are knitted in top-- ""60""? w/ ... below?
A4305
Unknown
21 (H) (inches)
Museum Accession
1988.437AB
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