Stocking
Dateca. 1750
OriginEngland
MediumSilk
DimensionsL: 24" top to heel; W: 5 3/4" top; 4 3/4" calf.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-1051,2
DescriptionShaped frame-knitted stocking of dark green silk with contrasting clocks in cream color with crown and conventionalized flower above zig-zag stem on each side of cream colored triangular gussett.Construction History:
1. ca. 1750: Initial Construction
2. January 1958: Cleaning, checking, restoring by Ernest LoNano. Took out cotton toes and sewed together and knitted holes.
