Fingerless Mitt
Fingerless Mitt
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- Description
- This fingerless mitt, one of a pair, is handmade of white cotton in Chantilly style bobbin lace with floral motifs. A ribbon is added along the top edge. The back of the mitt is fastened with a small button. The mitt matches TE*T14221B and was identified by the donor as lace made by Belgian lace makers during World War I.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- lace
- mitt, fingerless
- war lace
- lace, mitt
- Object Type
- lace
- made during
- 1914-1919
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- Belgium
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- bobbin lace, Chantilly (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 20 1/2 in; 52.07 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T14221A
- catalog number
- T14221A
- accession number
- 273245
- Credit Line
- Gift of Vicomtesse de Beughem
- subject
- Lace
- Cotton
- European History
- World War I
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Lace
- War Laces
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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Sue Hanson
Mon, 2016-05-30 11:34