Mitten
- Object Name:
- Mitten
- Object ID:
- 1939.013.08 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Loudon, NH
- Date:
- circa 1815
- Description:
- Pair of Mitts. Black silk. Hand netted with geometric designs on back of hands. Narrow cording at wrists above ruffled border. Opening at each finger and thumb. Hand knotted.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- W-3.5 L-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- "Said to have been knitted by Sally Emery Morse when she was a young woman, Loudon, N.H., c.1815". Sally Emery (1790-1872) was born in Pembroke, NH where she married Moses Morse (1788-1880). They resided in Loudon, NH. Sally Morse was the great-grandmother of donor, Emma (Punchard) Radley (1885-194?).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Emma P. Radley
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