Tan Lace Half-Hands

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Tan Lace Half-Hands

Description

PAIR OF TAN LACE MITTS OR HALF HANDS; HAND KNITTED IN A DIAMOND DESIGN WITH SOLID 1/2" BORDER ON HAND, THUMB & TOP. SIZE - 13" LONG Found in a box with a handwritten card reading "223/collection. (3) lacecap worn by Mrs. James Vanbenthusen/before the period 1860. A pair of han/knitted lace half hands and a daguerreotype. Gift of Mrs.Pearl L. Chesser/Sept. 20, 1938. Mrs. James Vanbenthusen/was great-grandmother of Pearl L. Chesser" Found In Collection

Use

by: Mrs. James Vanbenthusen

Collection

Found In Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1986.001

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 27, 2001

Create Date

October 27, 2001

Update Date

February 19, 2024