Pair of stockings

anonymous, c. 1806 - c. 1810

The embroidered initials CS on these stockings belong to Cornelia Steengracht van Oostkapelle-van Nellesteijn. The stockings are preserved with the court gown that Cornelia is thought to have worn to a reception at the court of Louis Napoleon, when he was king of Holland. The gown is on display in the case nearby.

  • Artwork typeclothing, kous
  • Object numberBK-NM-12310-C-1
  • Dimensionslength 66 cm x width 12.3 cm, length 23 cm
  • Physical characteristicsZijde

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pair of stockings

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-12310-C-1

  • Description

    Kous van effen crèmkleurige zijde, met op de klink een geborduurde lijn, eindigend in een bladvorm. Net onder de boord een geborduurd initiaal 'CS'

  • Inscriptions / marks

    initials: ‘'CS'’

Creation

  • Creation

    breiwerker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1806 - c. 1810

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Zijde

  • Dimensions

    • length 66 cm x width 12.3 cm
    • length 23 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of C.M. Repelaer van Molenaersgraef - Baroness Van Lynden, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1912

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap.

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