Socks Item Number: 376/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Pair of white socks (part a-b). The sock has wide ankles, rounded heel and foot angled downward. Two layers of fabric are sewn together around the edge. The outer is of heavy white nylon fabric, and the inner layer is heavy white cotton fabric. The cotton layer has a machine stitched hem at the top. A gold and red paper label is pasted on one side of each sock.

History Of Use

The socks are traditional in profile and in the fact that the seam is enclosed, but they are not fully finished as earlier socks would have been, and the nylon fabric is an innovation of that period. They were designed to be worn with traditional shoes, not western shoes. The way they are constructed, with the two layers sewn at the sides and bottom but left open at the top, is typical of this period. They were mass-produced in a village factory, not made by hand. “Bo-son”, Korean style socks, are no longer popular.

Narrative

According to the donor, she purchased this set of clothing in a market in Seoul in 1970.

Specific Techniques

The socks are sewn with machine stitching. The layers were sewn together with the socks inside out, and then they were reversed, so that the seam is enclosed.

Item History

What

Name
Socks
Identification Number
376/6
Type of Item
sock
Material
nylon fibre and cotton fibre
Manufacturing Technique
spun, dyed, woven, cut, sewn and reversed
Overall
height 33.0 cm, width 17.0 cm

Who

Culture
Korean
Previous Owner
Freda Abrahamson
Received from
Freda Abrahamson (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Korea

When

Creation Date
before 1971
Collection Date
during 1970
Ownership Date
before April 10, 1977
Acquisition Date
on April 10, 1977

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Current Location
Case 77
Accession Number
0376/0006