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Potholder

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-258060

Description

Round potholder with dark blue wool on one side and red wool on the other; bordered with a white, possibly synthetic fabric; a loop of the same fabric is attached to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Details

Descriptive Terms

potholders
wool (textile)
synthetic
Cooking
Potholder

Associated Building

Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Estate of Sarah Moore Field

Accession Number

1998.6194

Places

North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Probably United States

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