Stockings

Unknown

1892 · cotton · Costume Institute

These infant stockings are made in the same manner as adult stockings. Upon a close inspection, it is easy to see the shaped center back seams that run under the foot to the toe and the constructed heels and toes. This miniature pair is quite appealing.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1892

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of E. C. Schuller in memory of Marjorie Mary Ketrick Schuller, 1964