Pair of Stockings

United States, or France

1906

  • Titles Pair of Stockings (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk
  • Dimensions length: 32 in. (81.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phillips, Jr., 1981.43.3a-b
  • Work Type stockings
  • Classification Costume

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