Antique Home Spun & Hand Knit Victorian Cotton Stockings with Provenance, 1800s

ERA: True vintage item from the mid 1800s
MEASUREMENTS: the item is 17 inches long from top to mid heel, Foot is 9 inches long from toe to mid heel
MATERIAL: cotton
LABEL: none, hand knit
Great pair of antique stockings circa 1864. They are a thick cotton knit. They come with a note that says 'Knitted and worn by my mother Matura Hawkins B'Ham Ala, 1964.' The stockings were made of home spun yarn from cotton that was grown on the Hawkins' family's farm and hand knitted by Matura Hawkins (1844-1912) The note was writted by her daughter Flora Hudson Livingston (1877-1966)
CONDITION: The stockings are in good condition. They are lightly aged. They have dark brown spots scattered across the bottoms of the feet on both sides and in lighter lines near the tops. Scattered lighter brown spots. No holes.