Pair of hose
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Title
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Pair of hose
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Description
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The stocking stitch got it from items like this. The tops of these hose were designed to fit inside the Cavalier boots popular during the reign of Charles I (reigned 1625-1649). The wide boots were worn with tops turned down. The shape of these hose imitate those of the cloth hose also fashionable during this time even those woolen hose became more popular. The 2-ply wool hose are knitted in stocking stitch, top down, in the round with the knitter casting on 375 stitches which were reduced as the knitter worked down the sock. At 140 stitches the knitter kept this number down the leg of the hose. The heel uses a “Dutch” heel (turned heel) until the piece was cast off at the toes.
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Date
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1640s AD
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Format
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Stocking stitch, Purl stitch, Ribbing
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Identifier
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T.63&A-1910
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Access Rights
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Personal use access with restrictions (Maximum 4000 copies, or 5 years digital use; No book jacket, or homepage lead image use; Maximum A5 print / 768px digital use; Images © Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
