Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection
Stocking
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Accession no.: | N: 727a-b | ||||||||||
Object name: | Stocking | ||||||||||
Title: | Stocking | ||||||||||
Description: | A pair of cream-coloured knitted woollen sea boot stockings, as recommended for the Royal Navy in 1939. | ||||||||||
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Number of items: | 2 | ||||||||||
Full description: |
A pair of cream-coloured knitted woollen over-the-knee stockings for sea boots. The stockings are knitted on the round in stocking stitch, with approximately 15 rows of double rib at the top (approximately 55mm). They have a seam at the toe and a gusset heel. The shaping starts quite high up, approximately 18-20 rows below the ribbing. |
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