Stocking
Brettle
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool
Measurements
850 x 70 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 745119.2
Summary
One of a pair of black machine knitted wool stockings 'BRETTLE'S LILIAN EXTRA FINE GAUGE, MADE IN ENGLAND' stamped on foot. Unused, tiedtogether with original brown card price tag.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Marks and inscriptions
BRETTLE'S LILIAN EXTRA FINE GAUGE, MADE IN ENGLAND (stamped on foot)
Makers and roles
Brettle, manufacturer