White Socks (Stand-in for Silk Socks Owned by Daniel Webster)
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Artifact Description
White Socks (Stand-in for Silk Socks Owned by Daniel Webster American Statesman [1782 – 1852]). White in color. Early 19th Century originals are unavailable for current exhibition.
Socks purchased at Salisbury, New Hampshire second-hand store. Salisbury New Hampshire, birthplace of Daniel Webster. In the days before central heating, and even today, some New Englanders wear socks to bed. In Washington D. C. this would almost certainly have been sweat-producing.
hwm.1852.003.si (Dartmouth Realia 38)
Biograhical Overview
Daniel Webster, American Statesman (1782 – 1852)
Photo: Silk Socks of Daniel Webster, Dartmouth Realia 38; Courtesy Dartmouth College Library.
