Photograph: Foot of a silk stocking. The silk is a brown colour, with patches of cream. The knitting is very fine. There is a mended hole in the heel.
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Sock

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Accession number: A13833

Place of collection: Whitecross Street [Islington; City of London]

Material: silk

Measurements: L (foot) 225 mm; W (foot) 70 mm; H (heel to top) 130 mm; H (foot) 75 mm

Gallery location: Case 17.11

Related material

Subjects:

Cloth trade
Dress

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