Socks Item Number: 858/7 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A pair of blue and off-white, hand-knitted anklet socks. The tops are made with off-white plain stockinette stitch, finished with four rows of garter stitch at the cuff; extending about 16 cm. above the ankle. The feet are bright blue worked in stockinette stitch with horizontal patches of fair isle pattern in off-white.
Narrative
These socks, part of a Christian woman's costume, were collected by the donor while she was a member of an archeological field team near Bjelavici, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia), northwest of Sarajevo, during the summer of 1968.
Item History
- Made before 1968
- Collected during 1968
- Owned by Jay Stewart before March 17, 1983
- Received from Jay Stewart (Donor) on March 17, 1983
What
- Name
- Socks
- Identification Number
- 858/7 a-b
- Type of Item
- sock
- Material
- dye and wool fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun and knitted
- Overall
- height 37.0 cm, width 11.8 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bosnian
- Previous Owner
- Jay Stewart
- Received from
- Jay Stewart (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bjelavici” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1968
- Collection Date
- during 1968
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 1983
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 1983
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0858/0007 a-b