Socks

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

These socks display a skillful use of color, used in creating a multitude of floral, geometric and stylized goddess figure motifs. The use of embroidery creates an additional layer of visual interest and richness. Although identified as from the Macedonian town of Servia, which lies west of Mt. Olympus, as a result of the 1913 Partition, Servia in 2008 lies within the Kozani prefecture of Greece.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art