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Stocking
1860-1869
Description
A pair of knit cotton stockings. These are knee length and executed in stockinette with a decorative band of stitching (including lettering) executed in combinations of knit and purl stitches. There are gussets at each heel.
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1994.0107.057 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Eleanor A. Murphey in memory of Henry H. and Maria M. Albertson
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Object Number
1994.0107.057 A, B
Object Name
Stocking
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Date
1860-1869
Materials
- Cotton
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Thesis: Eisenbarth, Erin. 2002 Plain and peculiar: a case study of nineteenth-century Quaker clothing. 134 M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
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