Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library and Museum Collections Description An account of the resource Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource <a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1">Museum and Library Collections</a> (drawn from <a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Digital Public Library of America</a>). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at <a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org">collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org</a> for more information about participating. <br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1 Still Image Upload at least one image that shows the object in its entirety along with detail views as desired. • Jpeg format • At least 3 MP in size • 300 ppi • Images produced with digital camera to highest quality setting (e.g. superfine, best) are usually acceptable. • Users who want to contribute video or audio files please contact info@centerforknitandcrochet.org for more information. VRA Core VRA Core standard for artistic pieces and cultural heritage artifacts. The first input will be treated as a <display> element. More detailed VRA Core metadata is available below that input. Date Date or range of dates associated with the creation, design, production, presentation, performance, construction, or alteration, etc. of the work or image. Dates may be expressed as free text or numerical. In format yyyy-mm-dd yyyy-mm-dd. 1863-01-01 Source A reference to the source of the information recorded about the work or the image. Connecticut Digital Archive Subject Terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the Work or Image and what it depicts or expresses. These may include generic terms that describe the work and the elements that it comprises, terms that identify particular people, geographic places, narrative and iconographic themes, or terms that refer to broader concepts or interpretations. Hosiery Hosiery, Silk People with disabilities People with disabilities and the performing arts People with disabilities--United States People with disabilities--Clothing Silk Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://dp.la/api/items/793a8a5c037d9135f8fb49a7357459b4 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-01-01 Title A name given to the resource Textile: Pair of stockings belonging to M. Lavinia Warren Description An account of the resource Pair of knitted silk stockings in pale pink, worn by M. Lavinia Warren during the 1860s, 1870s, or early 1880s. Lavinia Warren is better known as "Mrs. General Tom Thumb," and more properly as Mrs. Charles S. Stratton. Both Lavinia and her husband were celebrity performers employed and promoted by P. T. Barnum, as well as touring on their own. Part of their appeal was their short stature, as Lavinia and Charles were little people, as well as capable and skilled performers. Lavinia was married to Stratton from 1863 until his death in 1883, and then remarried two years later to Primo Magri. As a result, we know from the initials ‚ÄúL.W.S.‚Äù that are knit into the upper part of each stocking means that they date from the time of her first marriage. Measuring 18 inches high, the stockings are miniature versions of those worn by normal-sized women in the 1800s. Silk stockings were generally considered "for best," while cotton or wool stockings were usual for everyday wear. Mercy Lavinia Warren (nee Bump) Stratton (October 31, 1841 - November 25, 1919), then Mercy Lavinia Magri, was a well known entertainer during the latter half of the 1800s. She first became a schoolteacher, but at the encouragement of a relative, she began her career as a performer on a river boat (Spaulding &amp; Rogers Boat Shows); exhibiting little people (people with dwarfism) was profitable at the time. Warren signed with showman P. T. Barnum when she was 21. In December of 1862, Charles S. Stratton (General Tom Thumb) began courting Lavinia and their whirlwind romance led to their famed marriage, "The Fairy Wedding," just two months later on February 10, 1863, with Lavinia's younger sister, Minnie Warren as bridesmaid and "Commodore Nutt" as best man. The Strattons worked and toured together as celebrities, and had a happy marriage. Following Stratton‚Äôs death in 1883, Warren married Primo Magri, an Italian entertainer of a similar stature, on April 6, 1885. Magri and Warren toured, and also operated a roadside stand in Middleboro, Massachusetts, her home town. Warren died at age 78 on November 25, 1919. She is buried beside Stratton at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Subject The topic of the resource Hosiery Hosiery, Silk People with disabilities People with disabilities and the performing arts People with disabilities--United States People with disabilities--Clothing Silk Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown creator, American References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. http://hdl.handle.net/11134/60002:1486 Relation A related resource thumb:001:https://ctdigitalarchive.org/islandora/object/60002:1486/datastream/TN full:001:https://ctdigitalarchive.org/islandora/object/60002:1486/datastream/TN linkto:001:http://hdl.handle.net/11134/60002:1486 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Connecticut Digital Archive