Pair of socks
Item
- Title
- Pair of socks
- Description
- The Romano-Egyptian socks were excavated from ancient Oxyrhynchus, a Greek colony on the Nile in central Egypt at the end of the 19th century. They use a technique called nålbinding which predates modern knitting. The socks were made with red wool and each sock has a divided big toe so as to be worn with sandals. The construction of these socks, which have a turned heel, began at the toe and finished at the ankle with added stitches in the front to form an under-flap, ending in a loop, for fastening or tying.
- Creator
- unknown Egyptian
- Date
- 250-420 AD
- Coverage
- Al Bahnasā (inhabited place)
- Type
- Socks See all items with this value
- Format
- Nålbinding (sewing stitch)
- Medium
- wool (textile)
- Provenance
- Given by Robert Taylor Esq., 'Kytes', Watford in 1900; Estate of Major Myers.
- Rights Holder
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Identifier
- 2085&A-1900
- Access Rights
- 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)
- Item sets
- Charlotte's Item Set
