Stocking
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1920
Materials
Machine-knitted artificial silk.
Measurements
760 x 150 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603325.1
Summary
A woman's stocking from a pair of stockings, made from eau de nil machine-knitted artificial silk. The stocking is decorated with a floral ankle clock and is otherwise undecorated. A woven name tape label handstitched inside the upper cuff reads, "A. Acheson".
Provenance
Gift of A.Acheson
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam, centre back.: A woven name tape label handstitched inside the upper cuff reads, "A. Acheson". See associated photograph for further details.