ONE PAIR LADIES BROWN SILK STOCKINGS

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

ONE PAIR LADIES BROWN SILK STOCKINGS

Entry/Object ID

93.67.1.2

Description

Stockings - ladies, one pair, brown silk, brown cotton toe and heel reinforcements, cotton tops. A) has green ink printed onto the toe of the left stocking reads "Butterfly H...?" and a pink butterfly, a paper sticker tag of green background and white border with yellow ink reading, "Made In U.S.A. A Butterfly Stocking Trade Marks Registered U.S. Pat. Off" and a red butterfly on the tag is still wrapped over the top of the stockings but is torn in half at top. b) has yellow paper tag with "Size 9 1/2, Color [blank] and Price [withheld]" in black ink. On paper label written in pencil "9 1/2" for size and has a withheld price written, antique store purchase price sticker (white adhesive sticker with black ink reads "J558/Brown hose/[price withheld]/".

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Clothing--Footwear, Stockings, SUBJECTS:

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Object Name

Stockings