Male Hose

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Male Hose

Entry/Object ID

2011.204

Description

A pair of navy blue silk hose. There is decorative embroidery on the outer ankle of each stocking.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hosiery

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Color

Navy, Blue

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1780

Time Period

18th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Location

On a paper sewn to the hose

Transcription

[front] Silk, wedding hose worn by Mrs. Gilbert A Eldredge's Gr. gr grandfather Tolbert 1780 [back] Mr. Gilbert Atlee Eldredge

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Ink, Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hosiery

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

71

Dimensions

Width

5-1/8 in

Length

30-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for both stockings, taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Martha Belle Eldredge née Watson

Notes

Hose worn by her great great grandfather, Tolbert