Stocking

Object Name:: Stocking
Object ID:: 1993.033.06
Date:: 1874
Description:: Wedding outfit of Georgia A. Harriman. Includes: tan taffeta silk bodice (.1), skirt of matching fabric (.2), petticoat (.3), petticoat (.4), veil (.5), and pair of stockings (.6), shoes (.7), and nosegay (.8).

.6 pair of stockings. Cotton. Off-white. Two buttons on each stocking top, 1 center front, 1 center back. Printed at top, blue ink: "SUPERIOR / LISLE THREAD". Embroidered near front button, "LVIII/ X". Printed at top, blue ink: "LISLE THREAD / 8 in". Reinforced toe, heel, and top. Heel to toe: 8" long. Heel to top: 22 1/2" long. (Stockings are not left of right sided).
A. Stocking. Written in pencil, top rim "T4".
B. Stocking.
Material:: Textile
Cotton
Provenance:: Part of an outfit worn by Georgia A. Harriman (1846-1887), daughter of former NH Gov. Walter Harriman (1817-1884) of Warner, on her marriage to Joseph R. Leeson (1844-1930), September 15, 1874, Concord. The outfit was donated by her great-grandson, Robert Leeson, Jr.
Credit Line:: Gift of Robert Leeson, Jr.
People:: Harriman, Georgia A. (1846-1887), Leeson, Joseph R. (1844-1930), Harriman, Walter (1817-1884), Leeson, Robert (1932-20 )
Subjects:: Wedding clothing dress, Wedding costume, Weddings