Stockings

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Stockings

Entry/Object ID

1950.2.5ab

Description

Pair of hand knitted silk stockings. The stockings each have seams along the sides of the feet and down across the sole in front of the heel. The tops of the legs flare outward slightly.

Context

Made by Laura M. Flint of Norwich, Vermont, in 1837.

Acquisition

Accession

1950.2

Source or Donor

Flint, Edgar, M.D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Stockings

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Knit

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

1837

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stocking

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hosiery

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Footwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Flint, Laura M. (1822-1899)

Related Places

Place

Town

Norwich

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America