Stocking

Name/Title

Stocking

Entry/Object ID

G88.087

Description

Hand knit heavy cotton stockings with diamond pattern around 90% of leg, from instep to calf; reinforced heel; decorative top with “RG” stitched in holes in one, cross stitched in single strand of plied white cotton on the other. Feet 8.5” long; one with holes is 17: long and the other 16” long although they obviously match.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1835

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

Hosiery, Stocking, Socks, Diamond, Hand-knit

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

17 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

R.G. initials sewn in