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Woman's Mitts
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Woman's Mitts

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Date1870s
MediumMachine-knitted silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 12 1/2 x 3in. (31.8 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Annetta Eddy Brigham
DescriptionThese beige silk knit mitts have two rows of decorative eyelet detailing, each 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 1/2 inches long. This eyelet is done in beige multi-filament silk yarn. There are three 3-inch decorative lines embroidered at the top of each hand.
Object number2001.49.39a,b
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    Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Commodore Thomas MacDonough
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