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
