Mitten
- Object Name:
- Mitten
- Object ID:
- 1956.153
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Pair of mitts. White silk tulle with lace daisy motif. Ribbed silk edge applied to top. Hand-hemmed at knuckles.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Provenance:
- Note with mitts: "silk mitts belonging to the Countess Rumford and given to me and I wore them when married Jan. 1 1889 Mary J. B Lane." Mary's mother, Emma Gannell Burgum, English by birth, was adopted by the Countess when she was a baby.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Marion A. Elkin
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