Stocking
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Machine-knitted cotton lisle.
Measurements
860 x 160 mm
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602639.2
Summary
A woman's stocking from a pair of stockings, made from brown machine-knitted cotton lisle. The stocking is decorated with an ankle clock in a floral motif and is otherwise undecorated.A merchant's label still attached to the stockings on the upper cuff with a small metal tab reads, "201. 2662. OF7. 9".5/11". Also handwritten onto the stocking inner cuff the name "Brett", the donor.
Provenance
Gift of Brett.
Marks and inscriptions
Upper cuff, outer face.: A merchant's label still attached to the stockings on the upper cuff with a small metal tab reads, "201. 2662. OF7. 9".5/11". See associated photograph for further details. Upper cuff, inner face: Handwritten onto the stocking inner cuff the name "Brett". See associated photograph for further details.