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Man's half hose
German (Chemnitz)
1900–07
Object Place: Chemnitz, Germany
Medium/Technique
Knitted cotton
Dimensions
44.5 x 23.5 cm (17 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Arthur Warren Rayner Hosiery Collection—Gift of Mrs. Frank K. Idell
Accession Number69.876
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's full-fashioned fancy half hose. Knitted black lisle (cotton) with polychrome (blue, red, yellow) embroidered dots. Ribbed top; spliced heel and toe. Marked "LHW, Our Fast Black, 10½, Louis Hermsdorf, Dyer" and "Double Heel and Toe, Germany." Eyelet****.