Object number
97/38/5
Exhibition
Description
Brown, orange socks with rib top. Used and probably hand knitted. A pair from a group of seven pairs of men's long socks.
This is a pair of brown, orange socks with rib top. They are used and probably hand knitted. These are a pair from a group of seven pairs of men's long socks of various colours and designs.
Label Text
Men's long socks, twentieth century. These two pairs of men's socks come from a wider collection that contains both machine-knitted and hand-knitted examples. They are representative of a type of garment commonly worn by farmers during the first half of the twentieth century and that are still worn by many rural people to this day. MERL 97/38/3, MERL 97/38/5 [Although this label was never actually displayed the actual objects were used to dress a large display case].
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16837.tif - High resolution image
