Stockings
c. 1900
Silk knit
Gift of Mrs. W. R. Hearst, Jr.
Object number76.64.1
Stockings of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were often elaborately designed, and featured elements such as patterning, decorative insets, and embroidered motifs over the feet and calves. Red was an especially fashionable color.
DescriptionRed silk knit stockings with Jack of Hearts playing card motifs embroidered at front ankle and footCollections
Exhibitions