Child's Socks Item Number: N3.13 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A pair of fabric shoes or socks (parts a-b). Main design consists of flowers and birds in red, green, white, pink, purple, yellow, and orange on a white background. The top border is orange. There is a mulit-coloured pom-pom at the toe.
History Of Use
Such socks were worn by baby girls on special occasions, such as the child’s first birthday or a festival.
Narrative
Collected by J. H. Morris while he was chief engineer for Seoul Railway, Korea.
Item History
- Made in Korea
- Collected between 1899 and 1939
- Owned by Marion Stephan before August 1964
- Received from Marion Stephan (Donor) during August 1964
What
- Name
- Child's Socks
- Identification Number
- N3.13 a-b
- Type of Item
- sock
- Material
- cotton fibre, fibre, metal and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven, sewn, quilted and embroidered
- Overall
- height 13.5 cm, width 4.6 cm, depth 11.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Marion Stephan
- Received from
- Marion Stephan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Collection Date
- between 1899 and 1939
- Ownership Date
- before August 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during August 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0113/0057 a a-b