Pairs of Silk Stockings

Scope and content:

2-pairs of black mourning stockings. Each stocking is silk with a cotton welt and foot. The stockings are printed with, "Lady Nottingham Ringless First Quality." Each pair also has a price tag from Nachman's in Newport News, Va. They are 28in (length). The stockings are in excellent condition. Image available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/4679704854. Transferred from Box 5 of the Hall Family Papers. Located in Textiles S1, SS3, Box 14. Mss 90H14.A15ab

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Parent restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
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