Hand knitted socks [.1-.2] with a pattern of triangles in yellow, brown, white and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: Hand knitted socks [.1-.2] with a pattern of triangles in yellow, brown, white and red. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]
Long description: Hand knitted woolen socks knitted in stocking stitch with about 3 cm of ribbing 3 plain 2 purl knitted on four needles. The top is natural colour the rest alternating stripes in triangles of yellow and brown then white and red round the sock. The triangles sease [sic] at the toe but the colours remain in stripes downwards and there is a small piece in red and white just under the heel.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Scotland Shetland Islands Fair Isle
Cultural groups: Scottish
Person: Field collector John Abercromby; PRM source John Abercromby (Abercrombie)
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1901
Date collected: By 1901
Acquisition information: Donated: 1901
Materials and processes: Material Wool Textile Animal, Material Pigment, Process Knitted, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Length: max 415 mm, Length: max 415 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1901.38.21.1 Accession number: 1901.38.21.2

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