Socks

NameSocks

CultureBalkan

Place madeShkodra (Skutari), Albania, Eastern Europe, Europe

MediumWool

Dimensions10 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 8 11/16 × 12 3/16 in. (26 × 11.5 × 22 × 31 cm)
l/w=foot; Diameter: at opening

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald Wixman and Stephen Glaser, A.2015.13.3ab

Object numberA.2015.13.3ab

Collections

Europe

DescriptionThese knitted red wool socks are heavily embroidered in rhombord patterns in orange, white, cobalt, hot pink and yellow-green. The sole is in a red and black pattern with one sewn pink circle at heel and two at toe.

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1930-1939

1930-1939

1930-1950

c.1910

1910-1940

Artist Not Recorded

Early-mid 20th century

Chorapi

Corapi

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1880

Back apron

1930-1950

Belt

1930-1939