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Mitt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Black netted Girl's mitts. Fine S2Z black wool or mohair yarn netted with 1/8” mesh. Little field of solid lozenges on back of hand. Looped row and border of large diamonds at finger opening. Looped top with casing for broad matching tape ending in fine tasseled strings. Palm plain.

G90.054

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Child, Female

Gloves

Historic Costume

Accessory

Gloves

Female

netting

Black

1845 - 1860

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