Tartan Stocking
In wool.
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Tartan stockings were fashionable in the 1890s. This stocking is in Dress Stewart tartan, made using the intarsia technique*. The welt, heel, toe and English foot are in dark green wool. There are no manufacturer's marks.
ID Number: NCM 1994-841
* Intarsia is a technique used when working with blocks of colour, so that you don't have to carry yarn across the back of the work.
