Brightly banded drawers (probably 'knicker-drawers') in maroon and white silk gauze. Fashioned legs caught into solidly knitted cuffs. The waist is lined with silk taffeta which curves down in front and fastens with three pearl buttons and…

Man's circular knitted socks in blue and black marled wool in their original box. They have deep ribbed cuffs and are stamped in green and white on the sole 'Two-fold Botany Wool, Meridian Viking Regd, Made in England' and in white on the toes…

Man's black wool and linen circular knitted socks in their original box. The socks have deep cuffs edged with two lines of blue rayon and are mostly in 3:1 rib. They are stamped in green on the soles 'Meridian, Linsply Regd, Pure Linen Splicing,…

Fully fashioned stockings with French feet in tan silk. The deep welts have a shadow welt below and a crown-like 'M' for I & R Morley. The heel and the sandal foot are reinforced. The stockings are also stamped 'Patent No.396346, Licence No.35'…

A sample tennis sock in white rayon plated onto cotton for strength. The heel and toe are in plain cotton. The turndown ribbed cuff has green near the edge and two bands of patterning. On the sole is printed 'Morley, Made in England, Artificial Silk…

Although William Elliot invented a fast black dye for silk in the 18th century, fast black dyes for wool and silk were not achieved until the end of the 19th century. This black wool stocking which is made on a circular machine is stamped in gold…

Cream silk stocking, embroidered with a variety of motifs sewn in silk thread, the toe and heel are missing. Possibly a practice piece for an outworker employed sewing the chevening patterns on to stockings. ID Number: DBMYU 1979-16/1

One of two pairs of white stockings, unworn, the stockings have a cardboard label stapled to the welt with a hand written price (1/-). The stockings have 'Llama finish' printed on in gold. ID Number: DBMYU 1998-105/4

Pair of very fine black silk stockings worked in the welt with MARY below a crown. Made for the wedding trousseau (outfit) of Princess Mary in 1922. ID Number: L-C-582-1961-3

A man's sock knitted principally in black but with red behind which would show once the sock was stretched on the leg. The fronts are hand embroidered (chevened) with parallel rows of white spots. The back seam is handstitched. Marked 'A' for Allen,…