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Knee Stocking, Light Brown, with an Embroidered Decorative Seam from the Edge to the Heel
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Knee Stocking, Light Brown, with an Embroidered Decorative Seam from the Edge to the Heel

anonymous · c. 1740 - c. 1760 · wool

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

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Knee stocking, light brown, with a knitted decorative seam from the edge to the heel. Coarsely knitted in the round. At two-thirds of the leg section (measured from the edge) a garter is tied. Knitted in stockinette stitch with a garter woven in plain weave.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
kniekousgarterNoordse CompagnieSpitsbergenZeeuwsche UytkyckSvalbard
Credit lineKniekous, lichtbruin, met vanaf de rand tot de hak een ingebreide siernaad. c. 1740 - c. 1760. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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