Collection Highlights
A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mitts
Object Number:
INV.11925ab
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
overall a: 12 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 32.7 x 9.2 cm )
overall b: 12 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. ( 32.4 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Two identical machine made white silk bobbin lace-style fingerless mitts, the elbow edge is plain and decorated with a row of roses, one side has a flower in the center on the arm area, the other side of the same area has a geometric pattern throughout, there is a leaf on the hand area, there are two rows of zig-zag at the wrist, the hand and thumb edges are plain and have two rows of dots.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
