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Stocking
Object/Artifact
"Machine knit thin silk stockings, thigh high. Wide red, white and blue bands alternating with bands of single rows of red, yellow, and green. Yarn dyed to produce desired stripes! Knit horizontally. 1 1/4” cuffs. White cotton reinforced heels (mitered) and wide, rounded toes. The blue and red run.8.5” long by about 30” high."
G98.113
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1880 - 1900
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Stocking
Hosiery
Machine-Knit
Silk
Stripes
30 in
8-1/2 in