Mitt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Mitt

Entry/Object ID

G2000.052

Description

Hand-stitched girl’s linen mitts. Point extending over back of fingers with open-ended thumbs. Slightly longer than wrist length. Back stitched points of 3 rows with little arrows on top. One is pieced along top of hand. Both palms pieced with possibly home-produced linen.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Child, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Mitten

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Linen

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1765

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Paxton, Mary