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Stocking

Object Name:
Stocking
Object ID:
1965.039
Place of Origin:
Henniker, NH
Date:
1775
Description:
Stockings, man's. White cotton knit, long, ribbed from foot to top, with decorative pattern from ankle halfway up leg.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
W-5 L-29 inches
Provenance:
Knitted by Mary Wilson Wallace (1720-1814) of Henniker, NH, for her son-in-law, Thomas Patterson (1746-1834), for his marriage to her daughter Elizabeth (1755-1833) on June 1, 1775. These stockings have been worn by male members of the family for weddings since their first use.
Credit Line:
Loaned by Robert R. Patterson
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