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Stocking
Object/Artifact
Hand knit heavy cotton stockings with diamond pattern around 90% of leg, from instep to calf; reinforced heel; decorative top with “RG” stitched in holes in one, cross stitched in single strand of plied white cotton on the other. Feet 8.5” long; one with holes is 17: long and the other 16” long although they obviously match.
G88.087
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1835
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Hosiery
Stocking
Socks
Diamond
Hand-knit
8-1/2 in
17 in
R.G. initials sewn in