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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.

Thursday 3 January 2013

A Farmer's Garters 1762.

 David Garrick's "The Farmer's Return", ca. 1762,
These garters above the knee look very much like the ones seen in the movie "The patriot"

1 comment:

Cincinnatus said...

Thanks for posting. These are a great solution to the fact that the tops of my stockings always bunch up about the knee, giving a rather "knobby" appearance. Always wondered what the source was for that style.

-Cincinnatus