Pair of Mittens
1700-1750 (made)
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Pair of mittens for a small child made of fine cotton muslin. The back of the hands are faced, and the wrists edged, with white and yellow silk and silver filé ribbon, woven in a floral design. The edges are bound with narrow yellow silk grosgrain ribbon.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, silk, silver; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pair of child's mittens of fine muslin, 1700-50, English; faced and trimmed with silver braid |
| Physical description | Pair of mittens for a small child made of fine cotton muslin. The back of the hands are faced, and the wrists edged, with white and yellow silk and silver filé ribbon, woven in a floral design. The edges are bound with narrow yellow silk grosgrain ribbon. |
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| Accession number | T.136&A-1924 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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