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Man's half hose
Dyer: Louis Hermsdorf
German (Chemnitz)
1900–07
Object Place: Chemnitz, Germany
Medium/Technique
Knitted cotton
Dimensions
43.5 x 22.5 cm (17 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Arthur Warren Rayner Hosiery Collection—Gift of Mrs. Frank K. Idell
Accession Number69.804
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's full-fashioned fancy half hose. Knitted black lisle (cotton) with tambour-stitched yellow, red, yellow/red stripes on boot. Ribbed top; spliced heel and toe. Marked "LHW, Our Fast Black , 10, Louis Hermsdorf, Dyer," "Forty Gauge" and "Double Heel and Toe, Germany."