Caption

Fil d'Ecosse stockings, stockings, fashion, fashion accessories, women's fashion, lingerie, Art Nouveau style. The stockings made of thin, delicate black thread are decorated with openwork machine-made lace on the instep, and the heels and feet are reinforced with double weaving. A ship's head runs from the toes along the entire length of the stockings. ca. 1900, Europe, clothing, length 62 cm., A pair of black sheer stockings laid flat on a light gray background, showing decorative lace-like patterned panels and solid darker toe and heel areas; the fabric displays a mix of transparent mesh and opaque knit with floral and scalloped motifs, and the overall tones in the image are black, dark gray, and light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A11_274

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.8Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.6in x 7.9in / 4086 x 2381 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fil d'Ecosse stockings stockings fashion fashion accessories women's fashion lingerie Art Nouveau style thin delicate black thread decorated openwork machine- lace instep heels feet reinforced double weaving ship's head runs toes entire length ca 1900 Europe clothing length 62 cm pair black sheer stockings laid flat light gray background showing decorative lace- patterned panels solid darker toe heel areas fabric displays mix transparent mesh opaque knit floral scalloped motifs tones image black dark gray light gray.