Q. Why are they called stocking fronts if supposedly the men of the court wore them to show off their calves? and the Queen?
On 11/23/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is an example of lace stocking fronts http://tinyurl.com/27agz77 > These date from the early 20th century, as I imagine those in the Romance > of the Lace Pillow do. > Devon > PS. By going to the _www.metmuseum.org_ (http://www.metmuseum.org) > collection data base, limiting it to the Costume Institute, and typing in > "stockings", you can see others. > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected] > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
