Stocking

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Stocking

Entry/Object ID

G2005.152

Description

Hand knit soft white cotton stockings, over the knee - all-around mesh pattern to calf, with arrow design above; zig zag line up the back ‘seam’ - deep decorative cuff with wide border of diamonds and zigzags, a plain band with the intials “AN 1881” worked in red beads, benath a ribbed border topped with diamond openwork border. Beneath the first band, “+ 1871 + “ is worked in gilt steel beads.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Stockings

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1871 - 1881