Knit Booties by Hannah Fell

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Knit Booties by Hannah Fell

Entry/Object ID

7.21

Description

Baby Booties. Material: textile. Size: 3 3/4" x 4 1/2". Description: white handknit woolen high top baby booties, pink accents, a pink ribbon drawstring encircles ankle and ties into a bow; pink and green rosebud embroidery on toe area.

Context

Hand knit baby booties by Hannah Wolter Fell (Mrs. Henry Fell). These booties were made for Hannah's granddaughter, Virginia Fell, daughter of Walter and Ruby Nass Fell. Virginia grew up on her parents' farm in Iosco Township and spent most of her married life with her husband, Jerry McCarthy living in Janesville, Minnesota.

Made/Created

Date made

1946

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Booties

Create Date

October 21, 2021

Update Date

September 3, 2026