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Potholder
Object/Artifact
Cotton velvet, small white bud pattern with worm ground on brown. Backed with brown chintz with dark brown and yellow buds/sprays. Bound with brown silk. 6" square
2014.018.50
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1825 - 1850
Old Number
88.291
6 in
6 in
Silk
Cotton
chintz
Velvet