Mitts

Title

Mitts

Date

1800/1920

Description

Mitts of ecru knitted silk. Below wrist-length. Thin openwork band along upper edge of fingerless section and of upper edge of the half-thumb. From base of palm to lower edge are bands of openwork borders, and a wide band of "checkerboard" openwork.
1 pair of mitts

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories
Mitts (fingerless handwear)
Handwear

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1706746/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1706746/

Citation

“Mitts,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 16, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/40128.

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