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Man's half hose
Made by: Albert Vieweg
German (Chemnitz)
1900–20
Object Place: Chemnitz, Germany
Medium/Technique
Knitted cotton
Dimensions
46 x 22.5 cm (18 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Arthur Warren Rayner Hosiery Collection—Gift of Mrs. Frank K. Idell
Accession Number69.859
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's full-fashioned fancy half hose. Knitted black lisle (cotton) with tambour stitch embroidered quintuple silk stripes on boot sides, white band at boot top. Ribbed top with two white bands. Marked "Louis Hermsdorf, Dyer," "Extra fine Lisle" and "Extra Spliced Heels and Toes"; labled "XX, Sample, Style No 74/168, Qual. Ex fine lisle, Silk Stripes, 3376, M880, Made in Saxony."