Child's mitt

Status

Not on view

Datec. 1798-1802

Maker Martha Washington (American, 1731 - 1802)

Medium/TechniqueCotton

DimensionsOverall (H x W): 13 5/8 in. × 3 1/8 in. (34.61 cm × 7.94 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 1949

Object numberW-1529

DescriptionChild's mitt knit in a lace pattern with open thumb tip and no fingers.
Published ReferencesSecondary Sources:
1.) Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as First President of the United States. Committee on Art and Exhibition, CATALOGUE OF THE LOAN COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS, RELICS, AND SILVERWARE EXHIBITED AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK, APRIL 17TH TO MAY 8TH, 1889 (New York: Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company, 1889), #439, 99.

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