Stocking
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Machine-knitted silk.
Measurements
900 x 150 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604337.1
Summary
A woman's stocking from a pair of stockings, made from machine-knitted black silk. The stocking is decorated across the foot and ankle with an openwork panel in a design of spots, lines and a floral motif and is otherwise undecorated. Hand-embroidered onto the outer face of the stocking cuff in red thread the letters, "A.F.B".
Provenance
Gift of Mr and Mrs R. Lucas-Clements
Marks and inscriptions
Outer face, on cuff.: Hand-embroidered onto the cuff of the stocking in red thread the letters, "A.F.B". See associated photograph for further details.