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Knitted Stocking of Plain White Silk, with an Embroidered Line Along the Cuff, Ending in a Diamond Shape, and on the Cuff in Red Cross-Stitch 'I.A.G'
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Knitted Stocking of Plain White Silk, with an Embroidered Line Along the Cuff, Ending in a Diamond Shape, and on the Cuff in Red Cross-Stitch 'I.A.G'

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1820 · cross-stitching; embroidering; knitting; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Stocking knitted of plain white silk, with an embroidered line along the instep, extending into a diamond shape. Seam at the back center. On the border in red cross-stitch 'I.A.G'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKous gebreid van effen witte zijde, met langs de klink een geborduurde lijn, uitlopend in een diamantvorm, op de boord in rood in kruissteek 'I.A.G'. c. 1800 - c. 1820. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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