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Pair of children's mitts

Italian
18th century
Object Place: Italy

Medium/Technique Silk
Dimensions Overall: 34.5 x 14 x 1.5 cm (13 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Philip Lehman in memory of his wife Carrie L. Lehman
Accession Number38.1346a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionPair of crimson silk mitts. Design: conventionalized flowers and foliage, embroidered with gold thread and spangles, on back of each hand, and around fingers and thumbs. Lined with linen, point over fingers lined with crimson velvet. Stained, worn. (Collection Achille Jubinal no. 141.)