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Stocking
Object/Artifact
Cream colored Z3S cotton, hand knit with reinforced heel, 1” ribbed top; initials HHD worked in holes. Panel on front of ankle from toe to below half wayaround-- open lacy diamond stitch, small scale. Pointed toe, nicely darned toe-hole; darn at rear above ankle. 18.5” x 9” (knee height)
G88.262
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1830 - 1860
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Stockings
Socks
Hosiery
Hand-Knit
Cotton
9 in
18-1/2 in