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Pair of women's stockings
English, worn in America
late 18th century
Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States; Place of Manufacture: England
Dimensions
Overall: 74.3 x 15.2 cm (29 1/4 x 6 in.)
Accession Number
99.664.81a-b
Medium or Technique
Frame-knitted silk, silk embroidery (chevening)
Not On View
Collections
Europe, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
White stocking with embroidered stylized-leaf clock, darning at heel and toe, black “A” embroidered inside welt (folded-over top edge).
Inscription
"A" embroidered in black silk
Provenance
Worn by donor's great-grandmother Abigail Robbins (1759-1850); Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone