Kimono Socks Item Number: N2.56 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Plain white cotton with brass fastenings. Red Japanese characters inside oval losenge shape, on inner lining of footwear.
Cultural Context
Worn by women with geta on dress occasions.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1911
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Kimono Socks
- Identification Number
- N2.56 a-b
- Type of Item
- sock
- Material
- brass metal and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven, sewn and cut
- Part A
- height 11.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, depth 22.5 cm
- Part B
- height 12.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good