sock
- Museum number
- Eu1995,03.27.a-b
- Description
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A pair of woman's socks; knee-length. Hand knitted in stocking stitch using fine, soft, cream wool yarn. Red toe and heel. A single flower motif on the instep and a smaller floral motif on the back of the heel. 'Darned' (embroidered) in pink, red, yellow, green, blue, and brown (two tones) woollen yarns. The top of each sock has a picot edge.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 50 centimetres (a)
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Length: 49.50 centimetres (b)
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Width: 13.50 centimetres (a + b)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1995
- Acquisition notes
- The items in this collection (Eu1995,03.1 to 90) were primarily collected during periods of residence by the donor in Bulgaria between 1963 and 1989.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1995,03.27.a-b
