Mitts
Title
Mitts
Date
[1850..1867]
Description
Pair of black cotton lace mitts. The wrist-length fingerless gloves are of hand-crocheted lace, in a wide mesh. Slight frill at wrist, and separate thumb. A narrow black ribbon is threaded through the cuff, one ribbon lacking.
Length: 21cm; Width: 10cm
Subject
Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories
Handwear
Mitts (fingerless handwear)
Gloves
Crochet (needlework)
Source
The Portal to Texas History
Relation
Type
image
References
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86986/
Collection
Citation
“Mitts,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/37058.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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