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Geography:
Egypt; India
Culture:
Islamic
Collection:
The Textile Museum Collection
Accession Number:
73.697
Credit Line:
Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1953
Copyright:
Public domain
Object Type:
Textile
Dimensions:
47.00 L x 14.50 W cm (18 1/2 L x 5 23/32 W in)
Structure:
interlooping
Bibliography:
Nancy Bush (Author), Folk Socks: The History & Techniques of Handknitted Footwear, Interweave Press, Loveland, CO, 1994, p. 78
Stevens, Rebecca A. T. (Author), Old Traditions/New Directions, The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1981., p. 7
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Exhibition History:
Looping and Knitting, A History, The Textile Museum, Washington DC, February 07, 1997 - July 27, 1997
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Digitization of The Textile Museum Collection is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Shirley Z. Johnson and Charles Rumph Photography Fund and the Avenir Foundation, Inc.