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Sock

Object Name:
Sock
Object ID:
1959.068.080.1 a-b
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Socks, baby's, white, wool. Hand knit, ribbed stitch to foot, then plain. Crocheted scalloped edging at top. One sock thicker.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Provenance:
All materials from the attic of the Burpee homestead in New London, a neighbor of the donor. The Burpee family has been in this home since 1817.
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan Colgate Cleveland
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