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Stockings

Stockings
 (c. 1900)

Medium
cotton
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Rex D. Jones and Mrs I. D. Gowan, 1977
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton
Measurements
(a) 76.0 × 14.0 cm (left stocking)
(b) 76.5 × 16.0 cm (right stocking)
Inscription
(b) label, top, printed in white on green cotton: (...illeg.)
label, foot, printed in white on green cotton: (...illeg.)
Accession Number
D181M.a-b-1977
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr Rex D. Jones and Mrs I. D. Gowan, 1977
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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