Stockings

Unknown

fourth quarter 19th century · cotton · Costume Institute

Purchased on the Museum Expedition of 1927, these stockings probably once belonged to Queen Victoria as they are marked with the royal cipher. Made of a very fine quality cotton knit, the workmanship and construction is extremely refined, especially the back seam which is almost invisible.

Artist

Unknown

Date

fourth quarter 19th century

Medium

cotton

Culture

British

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Museum Expedition 1927, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund and the Museum Collection Fund, 1928