Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Pot holder
Object Number:
1942.192
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Wool, cotton, linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: throughout: "EXCEPT THE / BOILING B / FILLING THE / SPOILS THE T"
Description:
Square red and green potholder with woolen needlepoint on linen ground, filled and backed with cotton fabric; needlepoint quadrant design with kitchen verse, twisted yarn edging and loop.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James King Hand
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
