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Pair of white woollen knee-length stockings ('death socks'). Made in about 1850 by Eliza Lewis to be worn on her body after her death. Knitted at Esgair-onnen Farm, Llanarth, from the farm's hand-spun wool. The stockings survived as Eliza Lewis suffered from dropsy (swelling of soft tissue) in her later years.
White woollen knee-length pattern knit socks with details and inscriptions using maroon wool. Knitted lettering around top edge reads 'Eliza Lewis'.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
41.51.1-2
Creation/Production
Lewis, Eliza
Date: 1850 (circa)
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 600
Width
(mm): 220
Techniques
knitting
Material
wool (spun and twisted)
Location
In store
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