Mitten
- Object Name:
- Mitten
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.201
- Place of Origin:
- Fremont, NH
- Date:
- 1806-1810
- Description:
- Pair of mittens, baby's. Worn by Moses Hook, Jr. (1806-1871) of Fremont, NH; 1806-1810. Knitted cream colored wool with brown dot pattern; loop fringed around wrist of each. "My Fathers little mittens / Moses Hook Jr. Born / in Fremont July 7th / 1806." written in pencil on folded rectangular piece of paper with mittens.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-3 L-4.25 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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