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Stocking
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Machine-knitted stockings made of heavy pale pinkish-tan silk. Square toe; seam under heel but not under foot; 1 1/4 in border top and bottom; with red; each marked with holes; clocks are wide mesh extending from the toe to mid calf; bordered with zigzags; separate triangular section at heel; very decorative point at top; similar geometric elaborations worked up the center from toe to ankle.
G2010.069
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Socks
Female
Silk
Pink
Tan
1815 - 1825
American
9-1/2 in
25 in