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Child's mitt

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Child's mitt
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Status
Not on view
Datec. 1798-1802
Maker (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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