Socks

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/1056ba34e093aaba11c3f7593614d305

Title

Socks

Creator

Larson, Anna Pers-dotter

Date

Created: 1875 - 1899

Description

Pair of deep reddish orange hand-knit wool socks. Knit in tubular stockinette stitch increasing to flared top; heel and top band (2 1/2 cm) in cable stitch. Irregulary faded, numerous moth holes, worn along folds, stained. ID Number 1985.183.5.A has a darned-in foot with white cotton thread. ID Number 1985.183.5.B has a darned-in foot with red cotton thread.

Subject

Swedes
Immigration and settlement
Clothing.Men's Footwear & Hosiery
sock
pair

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=4090

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10329476

Citation

Larson, Anna Pers-dotter, “Socks,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8352.

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