Mitt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Mitt

Entry/Object ID

G2012.025

Description

Pair of netted black silk mitts. Fingerless but with thumbs. Elaborate pattern filling the back of the hand, comprising a row of butterfly-like shapes on either side of a stylized flower stem with 'leaves' made of tiny circles. Usual ‘beading' to receive elastic or ribbon band at wrist.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Mitten

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Material

net

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1860

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American