Mitt

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Mitt

Entry/Object ID

G92.155

Description

Very small and daintily knitted cotton mitts with no fingers; lacy netted effect, stockinette area at wrist. Narrow knit 'lace' edging at tops and bottoms. 5.5 Note: Hand inked........”netted by one of the Richards family at Hambledon, in the later part of the 18th century or the first part of the 19th.” From same collection as 92.155 and 92.154

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1800

Notes

User Age: Child Gender: Female

Lexicon

Search Terms

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