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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
45.5 x 23.5 cm (17 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Arthur Warren Rayner Hosiery Collection—Gift of Mrs. Frank K. Idell
Accession Number69.868
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's full-fashioned fancy half hose. Knitted black lisle (cotton) with faggot-stitched broken zigzag and long-ladder rib patter on boot. Ribbed top; spliced heel and toe. Marked "Louis Hermsdorf, Dyer"; labeled "XX, Sample, Style No. 63/30, Qual. 8.30, Made in Saxony."