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Stocking

Object Name:
Stocking
Object ID:
1968.043.02
Date:
circa 1780
Description:
Stocking, one white cotton. Hand knit. Large size. Embroidered initials "H" "H" in white silk on either side, near top, at back.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Silk
Dimensions:
L-19.5 inches
Provenance:
Belonged to Hannah Flanders, wife of Capt. David Flanders of Dorchester, NH, of Revolutionary War distinction. Grandmother of Emaline Silver, and great-great grandmother of donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hazel S. Bucknam
Subjects:
Stockings
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