Socks

Dublin Core

Title

Socks

Subject

Personal Artifacts: Footwear

Description

Two knit wool, adult-sized stockings. Socks are identical. Each is striped red and black. The upper 9 cm of each stocking has tan threads worked into the red stripes. These appear to be from previous conservation efforts. Stockings are seamed along the back edge and back of heel. Sole of stocking is sewn to top of foot and heel.

Source

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

Date

ca. 1865

Rights

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, FWS

Format

Dimensions:
H: 1.5 cm, W: 12 cm, L: 52 cm
Material:
Wool

Identifier

DESO 3115_5-6

Coverage

Excavated from the Steamboat Bertrand cargo

Files

Stockings

Citation

“Socks,” The Steamboat Bertrand Collection: Select Artifacts, accessed May 7, 2024, https://thebertrand.omeka.net/items/show/31.