Object Number:
1992.08.17
Object Name:
Wrapper
Kit Connection:
The stockings wrapper contained a useful item that may seem curious to modern audiences. Maternity stockings, also known as modesty stockings, were large, oversized cloth covers which were slipped onto the mother's legs to provide her with a greater sense of modesty. They were also practical as they provided warmth to the mother.
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