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Potholder

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1910

GUSN

GUSN-18370

Description

Black wool potholder with red stitching around edges. Red "X" stitched in center of back. Brass ring in one corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

potholders
cookware
hand sewing
wool (textile)
Wool
Machine Sewn
POTHOLDER

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)
Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

5.25 x 5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.406

Places

Maine (United States)

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