Fine Cotton Stockings

Fully fashioned stockings.

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Art work details

Year of production:
1851
Maker:
Ward, Sturt, Sharp & Ward
Place:
Belper
Materials:
cotton, lisle
Measurements:
Overall length 62.5cm, foot length 20.5cm
Tags:
cotton, Derbyshire, lisle

Women's stocking knitted in very fine white cotton with worked clocks. Knitted into the welt is a crown above NATIONAL EXHIBITION 1851 WARD & CO MANUFACTURERS.

This is probably Ward, Sturt, Sharp & Ward of Belper, whose entry in the Exhibition catalogue includes 'cotton and lisle hose made on a 70-guage frame'.

ID Number: L-C-582-1961-1

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